Glowing Light
What happen I kept asking myself
What happen is still hanging over my head
What happen is rumbling in the river bed
I had an uncomfortable feeling in my chest
So I grabbed my bike and rode through the bushy park
Nothing was appealing and nothing was amusing
The grass was burnt the trees were drying up
and the beautiful flowers were gone
But a patch of wild marigold was still hanging on
They reached out and touched my strong arms
They were telling me to keep holding on
I kept riding through the deserted park
looking for summer but it was gone
Fall was disappearing too and it seems as if
winter was dodging around the corner
Dry leaves littered the track
and a white man in a red shirt was riding behind my back
The fire engine blazed down the street disrupting my heart beat
He shouted "Right I don't want to scare you"
I stayed on the left side until he passed
but soon after a woman and a baby appeared on my path
I hoped that I could have one day without anyone standing in my way
but it wasn't meant to be so
Nature is divine so I greeted her with a smile
and crossed onto the other side of the road
I found a comfortable spot near the side of a swelling stream
and took out the book "what happen"
and place it on the rock beside my bible
Yellow trees lined up in a row showing me which way to go
The mountains looked strong and mighty
and the message is hanging from the sky
I sat on the stone in the middle of the running stream
and anchored my feet in the water and whispered a silent prayer
then read an intriguing scripture
I spread my back upon the rock and placed the bible upon my chest
and commune silently with my master
The pregnant clouds covered me and watched over me
while the birds flew by and honored my collected moment
Everything was tranquil and the composed sound
of water flowing down the stream made me nervous
It was as if something sinister was about to happen
But and the trees and the rocks kept my company
I lie down on the rock and closed my eyes
and absorb the stillness of my mind
My thoughts traveled and touch something majestic
I wrapped my arms around it and and blessed it with a kiss
I rose up from the rock and opened the book "what happen"
but I was not in the mood to read so I placed it back on the rock
And grabbed the bible instead
I stood on a rock in the middle of the stream
with water running over my feet and read a verse
then prayed aloud in a voice that could be heard
Suddenly I saw a light glowing in the water it shone directly upon me
and covered the rock and the space around me
A power came over me and tears streamed down my face
and I could feel the heat from the light all over me
I continue to pray and it suddenly disappeared under the thick clouds.
A strange feeling arose in my stomach after that spiritual encounter
I road away from that place and pushed my bike over the steep hill
The sun was not shining and everything looked gloomy and dim
The usual traffic raced up and down the street setting fire to my anxious feet
I crossed the street and headed home but the Holy Spirit had me spell bound
It stopped me and turned me around
I parked my bike at the top of the street and took out the book
"what happened" and the holy bible I placed the book on the ground
And read a scripture from the holy bible at the top of the street
The traffic had built up and everyone was looking curious
Suddenly a bright light illuminated from the sky and shone upon me
It dispersed its light and covered my bike and the book and
reflected on the school bus that was waiting in the traffic
A powerful heat came over me then the light disappeared.
How can I explain what happened
How can I explain the glowing light from heaven
God has heard my cry and he is standing by.
Copyright © Christine Phillips | Year Posted 2017
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