“Peace is in the simple moments…” (Unknown)
I’ve been praying every single day as of late to feel some sense of peace within me. Given the storm that has been raging on for so long in my life now, I’ve begun to believe that if I could just feel even a mere fraction of my Higher Power’s peace, I would be content with however long this storm may end up lasting, or with any others that may possibly arise as well. Yet day in and day out it seemed as if peace continued to elude me, that was until I realized I was looking way too hard for it. That realization came when I sat along Lake Erie recently, on a relatively warm and mostly breezeless winter day. As there, I looked out upon the water and watched its ripples emanate outward endlessly, while the sun warmed my face and the birds gracefully flew overhead. You see it was in those serene moments that I truly discovered my Higher Power’s peace is probably always there for me to tap into. I guess I just needed to see something as simple as the tranquility of Lake Erie during that sunny winter day to remind me of that.
I pray I remain open to experiencing all of Your Peace God, no matter how simple or small of a package it may come in…
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson