I am not sure if peaceful is the correct adjective to describe the way this place makes me feel. I have searched for a word to fit the feeling that I experienced when I realized the calmness in my head and in my heart over the past few days. I have never been to a place that reminds me of God’s tremendous creation. As I stood on the beach, watching the sun come up over the water, with the waves gently covering my feet, I found myself in awe of what was around me; the pristine water, the white sand, the immense beauty in the light of the sun hitting the miles and miles of water in front of me. I thought to myself, I have found a place that speaks to my heart, not in words, but in a glimpse of the purity that lies around me.
I recalled many times having thought that the beach would be a comforting place for me, but having never experienced a place like this, I did not know the effect being here would have on me. I thought about the times that I imagined walking along the beach, imagining what it would look like, what it would feel like. I didn’t come close to what this experience actually has been. I remember always wanting to share a place like this with another person, a boyfriend, a husband, a close friend, but standing there I took notice of the gift I was being given me from my true love.
I was allowed the opportunity to share this beautiful place with the man who created it. The man who knew that once I was here I would cherish every detail that he took the time to perfect. The man who carried me across the world, away from the clouds that often hide the beauty in the place I live. He called me to a place where I could finally accept that I am blessed by a love that forces all other love to pail in comparison. He knew what my heart was searching for and he answered that search with a gift that proves his perfect love for me.
Taking time to give meaning to every moment I have to share with him, I know why it is now that he has called me here. Tomorrow, the love that is shared between two friends will grow even stronger in their commitment to God and each other. As they stand in front of all of us who have gathered here to celebrate the gift that God has given them, which is the love of a man for his wife, they will ask God into their marriage to be the bond that carries them through good times and bad, through sickness and good health, from that moment on.
As they make that vow to each other, I will make a vow of my own. To my God, my love, the man who has given me this life to experience all that the world has to offer with someone by my side who will never leave me, never forsake me, someone who will always forgive me, always love me, and will always remind me that I am not alone. I will make a vow to never forget his place by my side. A vow that will last for eternity because as a man unconditionally loves his wife, my God, who unconditionally loves me.
Perhaps peace is the right word to describe this feeling. Peace of mind and heart that the search I have lead for many years was over before it began. I have found someone to share my life with, it is my God who has loved me since I was born and will love me and shower me with gifts, blessings like this place, so that I feel his love every moment of every day of my life. My heart can rest, for it has found its companion in God.
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