Gloria In Excelsis

Faithfulness

through the wilderness

Climbing a mountain

of passion burning

from just a single spark

The pure fragrance

of holy incense

Your sacred presence

in the deepest dark

throughout the longest night

In the shadow

of your wings

I find peace sublime

Celestial rest in the midst

of an endless cosmic fight

Yet with dreams

and visions flowing

Revelations

of wrong and right

The Truth outstanding

with wisdom

in the experiencing

Understanding

The laying down of arms

and making tracks

Strength and resilience

by the Spirit’s persistence

spoken into the silence

through broken cracks

Gloria In Excelsis

The earth delving

The sky scraping

Time to lay down your mask

Seeking … weeping

within the brokenness

Beyond all that has past

a blaze of glory towering

The Great Spirit searching

The angels singing

Dragon slaying

Victory at last

upon the boundaries riding

Riding with the King

Liberty guiding

Freedom restoring

My daily bread

sustaining

A milk and honey tomorrow

envisaging

Passing over

that river crossing

of yesterday

Drained

yet miraculously maintained

Was I drowning

in those waters of strife?

The pathway always beckoning

ever calling

…Choose Life !

A decision willing

Nothing lasts

Nothing truly lost

Going with the flow

Gone at great cost

~ by David B. Redpath © 2018-19

Image:
Salvador Dali’s bedroom ceiling
~ Figueres, Spain.

Photography:
David B. Redpath © 2018-19