3 o' clock a.m.

during a weekend up in big bear, on a summer retreat, i wanted to capture a precious moment i had shared with 3 other women. we got out our blankets/sleeping bags, huddled under them, and conversed about this and that, as the hours lengthened into morning...


"sounds of laughter drifted
up through the night sky
and collided
with a tapestry of stars overhead -
the lights of heaven
just on the other side
shining down upon this earth -
they witnessed joy... mirth...
and blazed down to their destinies below

while God painted a picture
in each of our hearts
of beautiful spaces
and places
filled with His glory
this is true community
they say
as the broken come together
running a race
where all of us are winners

we shared our thoughts and dreams
underneath that night sky
as those stars fell
burning ever brighter
carrying our secrets to their graves
and
the beauty of heaven
became God's face
smiling down upon us."

11 august 2008