ENTER

I stood at the door and peered in 

There was silence in the room; a stillness that drew my heart to it

I kept myself out like a stranger who had never been there

I did not know why I stood outside

What was holding me back? What was keeping me from going in?

I was filled with apprehension; a sense of fear and doubt, of uncertainty

It looked all warm and cosy inside

What caused the uncertainty? 

And then a voice came from within.

ENTER

Come in. Why are you still standing there? 

My feet were too heavy to move

Rooted firmly to my little spot on the outside

I wanted to enter. I wanted very much to enter

But still I was held back

To enter is a journey I have to make

The door has been opened to me from within

The light shines brightly for me to see where I should go

But to make this journey, this decision, this commitment

I felt out of my depth

Still, the voice said

ENTER

After much hesitation, I finally entered

I have been here before

I looked around the room and alas! 

I found the face I have grown familiar with, the voice that soothes my whole being

My eyes lit up, my heart skipped a beat, my hopes reinstated, my love renewed.

Why this nostalgia? How long ago had I left the room? 

Wherever I had left to wander to, how ever long I had remained in the wilderness,

How warm it feels once again to be back in the interior silence of my heart, 

in the loving embrace of my Jesus.

Have you entered too? 

Sunday 26 Feb 2012

9.54pm