through

photo by revival art studio

gotta go through it


there is a childhood song that has this refrain:
Can't go over it
Can't go under it
Can't go around it
Gotta go through it


going 
through.........
means allowing the moments of heartache to rise to the surface
and not run
to allow sadness to be
sadness
to cry 
to weep with being human
and knowing pain
to be weak and 
fragile
while remaining with hands open
no clenched fists
open to what is beyond the tears
hope
beyond explaining
hope that comes from under 
the tears
emerging from a deep, deep source
of Life
this hope emerged
again
yesterday in the form
of 
Gerber daisies
Going through is not easy
it requires
courage
and breathing in and out over and over again
going through-
we realize we are
not
walking
alone
We are surrounded
I am surrounded
with the
Presence of Love
We are called to
Life
and to say YES
And so with arms now fully open
I say YES
YES to a love that is deeper than any sadness
YES to a hope the is beyond any despair
YES to a promise
of fullness - of shalom - which not only means 'peace' but also means.....completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety, soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord. 

Numbers 6:24-26

New International Version (NIV)

 ²⁴ “‘“The LORD bless you
   and keep you;
²⁵ the LORD make his face shine on you
   and be gracious to you;
²⁶ the LORD turn his face toward you
   and give you SHALOM.”’