ONE morning . . . ONE sky . . . LIFE

so many messages . . .

6:00am – I noticed the colors in the sky,
soft pastels, light clouds

6:18am – stepping outside, I was
surrounded by orange,
an orange sky that slowly began showing
some purple in still-soft clouds

6:24am – I noticed a bird flying overhead
in stark contrast with the orange sky

7:25am – the sky was filled with
strong-looking gray clouds that seemed
to be saying a storm was coming

8:23am – the rain fell fulfilling the promise of the sky

9:54am – after the storm, it took a while for the clouds to pass
that were blocking the sun, but they did pass and
the sun was able to show itself

JUST LIKE IN MY LIFE . . .
some times are soft, light times that are peaceful and
when some small gray clouds appear,
I do not see them as threatening – BUT then

something changes the atmosphere and I walk
in an electricity-charged time
that makes me apprehensive – AND then

the dark clouds appear warning of an impending storm
and my fear level rises – THEN

the storm dumps on me and it rains,
sometimes a soft rain
and sometimes a hard, driving rain and
I draw back into a protected area – BUT then

the “stuff” blocking the rain moves just a tiny bit and
I can see just a hint of some light peeking around
the edges of the challenging “stuff” and
I dare to take a breath and
look up to the Creator of the ever-changing skies,
the only One who can handle
ALL the “stuff” . . .
ALL the mornings . . .
ALL the skies . . .