Boundless Love
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Peace, O my soul
When the days are cold and dark
Calm, O my soul
Breath the pain in and out your heart
Throw this adult façade
To the whistling wind
And fly down the path
On child's feet again
Cold earth and leaves
Below bounding feet
Fling yourself over the edge without care
Catching hold of the roots of the old oak tree
And. Go. Down.
Down to where your souls at home
In the creek
Where your souls at home
Where the water dances with the light and sings
There you can breath in tranquil peace
Sing, O my soul
In the cool ravine
Alone with your God
Among the trees
At home with your God
Who cares for thee
Toes squishing in the mud
Fingers dancing like a skeeter on the waters clear
You, my soul, are a child of God
Breath in, my soul, his boundless love
A little about the poem
As a child I found great solace in nature. When things were hard or confusing I found the coolness of the ravine, the rhythmic nature of the water, the beauty of the light showing through the trees, the feeling of the mud between my toes…would slow my mind. In those moments I could think great thoughts, thoughts about the eternal nature of things and about God (although I did not come to belief until later). Now as an adult I often think on those times when I find myself in the hardest of situations. I am reminded that God gently cared for me even before I knew him.