During an unexpected endurance hike with my second cousin, we came upon a muddy path of muddied leaves. Dramatic was the rich decomposing browns layered in black volcanic dirt. Then I saw the white one in near monochrome and gasped. Where did you come from? White as snow it was. How I wished I could jump as high as I can in dreams or a climbable tree had been planted on that spot so I could capture the great length of this path covered in inky leaves showcasing one solitary white one. As we continued along, some stories later, we saw the gold one.
Gold Leaf ~
Nothingness ahead, emptiness behind
A pit I dug to get away had swallowed up the light
Strangling my heart the invasive vines
had made their way inside
I sat at the bottom sinking in the sludge
Crying out for help in utter insolvency
Immediately I felt Your saving touch
Your steadfast love envelope me
A pin hole of light shining over my head
Yet still seemed too far out of my reach
But a far reaching hand pulled me out
Washing away the shame besieged
A river flowing continuously
Gently it flowed, wildly it flowed
Turning, sifting, healing
Hidden gold beneath
Was suddenly revealing
Isaiah 38:17~
Indeed it was for my own well-being that I had great bitterness, but You loved back my life from the pit of nothingness, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
