What Brings You Peace?

What Brings You Peace?






At this point in my life, I am looking for peace.  There are worries in my life, of course.  There are also awesome things that I am looking forward to.  I look forward to seeing the majesty of God's throne; not to mention God.  I hope to be in the grand procession of those seeing the amazingness of Heaven.  Hope to see the angels singing and playing in reverence to Our Lord.  I long to see the rainbow cities, the rooms for us all, the endless sea of glass.  But, yet, when I reach out for it, it slips farther away peacefully, the angels smiling as if to say, "It is not your time, yet."

The night with it's crickets and frogs makes me feel peaceful.  It gets me ready to sleep and dream.  To dream of Heaven and angels, and sometimes the fallen one slips his claws into a dream.  But mostly, I dream of people and times and things that I love.  Sparkling, pretty dreams of love and laughter.  Sometimes, it's sad when I slip into wakefulness that the beautiful dream world is not the real one.  Sometimes I dream of space, and beings coming from another place and starting it all here.

I have inadvertently broken some hearts, I hear.  I never meant to.  I have had people stalk me, or purposefully do things to hurt me.  I was told once by a "friend" that I ruined a guy when I went out with him.  (Some friend!)  It's sad when someone actually wants to break someone's heart in revenge.
I am looking forward to some rest.  I have grown up, raised my kids, helped others build their dreams, and built my own.  I have no serious complaints.  I am right with God as far as I know.  I am excited about going to Heaven.  I will be happy to see my angel friends, who I've seen in dreams.  I hope to have a beautiful place to rest.  But, I can also wait a while longer.  I have not done a lot of things that I'd like to.  But, I am tired.  I have seen a lot of good, and bad.  I have had the love of some wonderful people, familial, friendship and romantic.  I have had a lot of good times, and a lot of laughs.  Life does pass quickly.  How did it all start?  How will it all end?  I have never meant to hurt anyone.  I have even restrained from getting justice from people who have seriously hurt me.  I've turned the other cheek.  I have never really understood some male's pride and ego, how they get so hurt so quick by what seemed like me to be something trivial.  (Women are the emotional ones?!)  I have also not got the extent of some people's jealousy and the lengths they go to for their revenge.  I have had people use and abuse me.  I have had people "broom" me in favor of what they thought was a "trade up".  But all in all, I've always looked towards the things that bring me peace; sunshine, breezes, water, the hope of salvation, nature, and a good laugh.  What more can you ask for?!

Rev. Angelia Schwarz Coleman, PhD.E.
Minister Works of Heart Ministry, Outreach & Education
Executive Director Healing Families' Lives, Inc.
Louisville and the surrounding areas
wohwomensministry@gmail.com
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