here
God with us
rice granules Tuesday seconds
fish bowl bubbles and
left elbow
hi, my name is I AM and
I’m in everything.
the trees’ ears and ocean’s wave
squirrels’ secret nuts to clouds’ late night cry
I AM
in your broken love by that guy in 2000 and the job you lost soon after and the dumpster dive your heart took with it all
I AM
in the beach you got married on five years later, the right one, I AM in each sand grain witnessing the two footprints becoming one
I AM
in Coffee I AM in sun
light to lift the load
you bear so
heavy but i’m
everywhere
so let this be your anthem
cry—God here
in
us
slow down
slow down & see more
cumin and cinnamon, cilantro stems and potato peeks, garden secrets and scents sweet and aromatic, green, orange, fresh, savory.
raindrops’ path down pane or wind’s revelation in branch, leaf waltz to earth.
sunrise mural vast mystery gorgeous daily new array!
the slower you go the more you’ll know.
if you walked across the country, all these and more would be yours. but if you flew, if you drove, none of it would be known by you.
if you walked across the country, you could converse with farmers, homeless, waitresses, women watering gardens and men walking dogs. if you flew or rode a train, the wisdom from these voices would not be gleaned.
the slower you go, the more you’ll know.
birds waking dawn, insects ushering in dusk, the sunshine friend in between…all lost if you flew.
life is not point A to point B.
life is knowing God along the way.
He is the way.
so slow down—stop hurry.
no more rush rush! rest, laugh, enjoy.
don’t miss love.
breathe. be.
God is I AM.
be present in His Presence.
you’ll be surprised because
the slower you go…the more you’ll know.
