Deep Joy

There is almost nothing more meaningful

to those of us not entirely consumed

by the flesh

or the whispering demons of fear and despair

than to welcome and experience the celebration

of a human soul

who has reached

what once seemed impossible.

To witness, if only for a brief moment,

the quiet glow, and even the tears, of inner peace

that rest upon the face

of one who has endured and prevailed.

In that fleeting second

there is a welcoming light,

a joy that rises from within

and radiates into the world.

And when you see this godly light

upon the face of the accomplished,

it is almost

as if God leans in and whispers close,

as if the Holy Spirit

and the angels

rejoice alongside Him,

delighting

in a human triumph

accomplished not in self-will,

but in the will of He who placed such ideas within.

God whispers, "It is your time, child.

Stay in my Will. Arise and run,

for your race has only just begun.”

Thanks be to God.

CWY