The Deep, Dark Well and the Bright, Shining Son

Imagine you’re in the bottom of a really deep well.

Overwhelmed and haunted by memories:

A loss that cut deep in your soul.  Arguments with loved ones.  A history of past abuse.  A history of deep shame.

Memories of (insert yours here).

Imagine all of these memories…the people, the places and the events that haunt you…are all thick clouds of fog that have settled into the well around and above you.

The weight of the memories fill your dreams with nightmares that keep you from a peaceful sleep.

A word or a smell or a sound can trigger them.

Other loved ones and friends have talked to you through the darkness.

Trying to help you feel love…trying to help you feel hope…trying to help you see the sky.

They made you feel comforted…but nothing they could say or do could take the dark fog of nightmares away.

Now imagine that you wake up at the bottom of that well and realize…it’s time.

You realize that God’s word has gotten you through, and now you have the strength to swim up…

beyond the memories…

beyond the nightmares.

You swim higher and higher, pushing down the past hurts with your arms as your body rises up.

You leave all of those people and memories behind…and you start to see a dim light…you keep swimming higher.

Until all of a sudden you’re above the dark clouds and you’re crawling out of the well and into the sunshine.

You stand in the grass and lift your arms to the sky, soaking in the sun.

The Lord’s peace washes over you.

He speaks to you in the silence saying:

You are strong.

You are confident.

You are now free.

He goes on to say…God has a plan for you.

A plan to be happy…a plan to be at peace…a plan to just be.

We . Are . God’s . Creation

And

We Are Loved.

You know that you can now walk away from that well.

You can walk in the sunshine.

You can walk in the rain.

You can move forward in the knowledge…

That He is always with you…

And you can do anything because He has given you the power.

And you won’t let anyone take it away from you ever again.

Patty O

This post came to me as I laid down for a nap today, exhausted from a busy day before.  It wasn’t until I came to the last two lines that I realized I wanted this post to mean even more by dedicating it to my friend, Marlene.  She was a wonderful woman who passed on to Heaven – far too early for those of us who loved her here on earth.  She lived a life of love…sharing her gentle power…to inspire so many others.  Until we meet again dear friend, you are remembered and you are loved.  May this story empower others as your love and strength inspired me.