Love is always inviting us to step forward. Leaving behind what has been broken.
I spent time thinking about this just recently. Wondering about the things that I have been asked to leave behind already in the past few years. But, in the midst of this seeking out what is love’s call on my life today. To whom will I be asked to commit my spirit to today. What will be the surprise that is waiting for me?
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE
The biggest mistake
Is to believe
That this moment
Will stay
Lingering
After
The day’s warmth leaves
Darkness settling
Over what once burned brightly.
Love always refuses
Stubbornly
To follow
A safe path
It draws me to the edge
Asking me to trust
Again
To stretch out my arms
Committing
My spirit
Without prejudice
To be welcomed
Or turned away.
The biggest mistake
Is to stay
Rooted
To what once was
Imagined
How love would be
Instead
I am invited
Forward
My arms outstretched
My spirit committed
Welcoming
What is here
What is waiting.