Lenten Photo Discipline, Day 36 – Beloved

God So Loved the World

beloved

In our baptism (as in Christ’s), God calls us Beloved.  We strive to imitate Christ in making perfect response to that love.  Some days, this love is very difficult to bear.

Only You

Only you
I choose among the entire world.
Is it fair of you
letting me be unhappy?

My heart is a pen in your hand.
It is all up to you
to write me happy or sad.

I see only what you reveal
and live as you say.
All my feelings have the color
you desire to paint.

From the beginning to the end,
no one but you.

Please make my future
better than the past.

When you hide I change
to a Godless person,
and when you appear,
I find my faith.

Don’t expect to find
any more in me
than what you give.

Don’t search for
hidden pockets because
I’ve shown you that
all I have is all you gave.

        ~ Rumi
 
 
Note:  This wooden cross was carved by sculptor/artist Bob Bassler, and given to me as  gift by the congregation of Kirk O’ The Valley Presbyterian Church in Reseda, CA.  It is among the most cherished of my possessions.