Reflections from the internet this week

Sometimes I am reminded  that Jesus calmed the raging sea

and I remember that my heart is a lake

a sea that has been raging for months

with storm clouds and sea monsters

and the rare days when it is calmer, the gray clouds still dapple the surface.

Sometimes I remind myself that those I love and do not know

are people with feelings and fears and loves of their own

that they can touch my life in deep and unexpected ways

and I have a welling desire to reach out and touch theirs back.

Sometimes I remember that the words I say,

I give to others, an offering of myself

a way of saying thanks for living my life with me

for sharing the same air,

for smiling at me in the morning when I'm not ready to say hello to you yet.

I remember that life doesn't have to feel like I'm struggling to stay on top of a wild animal,

like I am barely in control of a living, bucking thing.

I am reminded of peace.

Thank you for your words.