Parable of the Moon

She stands and faces the Tempest, rising like a city from the depths of the sea. Wanting to hold back the waters, she plants her feet firmly in the sand. How firmly can that truly be though? It’s sand.

And she waits. 

The waters have always ebbed and flowed, but this storm rises above anything she’s ever known, anything she’s ever faced.

And she feels all alone. 

There’s always been a part of her that’s felt alone. Facing the sea, facing each storm. Facing life. 

Until she looks back over her shoulder, looking up and catches a glimpse of the moon.

She realizes…

The moon has sway over the waters, it directs the waves and it swallows up the depths with light reflected from the sun. 

It’s constant in its orbit, showing up whether behind a tapestry of clouds or full as the harvest moon that shown a few nights ago. 

The realization that she is standing there not alone, but watched over by the spirit that resonates the light is like a lightning bolt to her soul.

Yes, she will face the Tempest. But she doesn’t face it as a lone soul deafened by its wake. She faces it as one of many. One among others who have seen the moon. Who know its power and it’s source.

The storms will come. The waters will rise.

But she is not alone. 

She is standing, Under the moonlight. 

~ Peace

The Burtle

“Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭107‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.””

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Luke‬ ‭8‬:‭23‬-‭25‬ ‭NIV‬‬