Petals of Grace
by Debra Sue LynnLord, I come to You this nightoffering a humble prayer of gratitude…Creator of all the worlds!Cause of all causes!For Your glory,Lord, hear this heart’s song:You are my Rock, my Fortress. Guarded.Protected. Sheltered, but not hidden.You are the Changeless Now, the Absolute Truth.It doesn’t matter how difficult the journey seems,how exposed the heart must be;for until You come to the doorstep of one’s heart,knocking, waiting, breaking down all walls of resistance,melting all obstacles to peace,we circle,suffering endlessly while we wait, wait for…redemption, redemption that never seems to come.When our hearts, our minds surrender,beckon and, bid You stay, then Lord, in receptive silenceYou arise.When the seeds of Faith germinateinto racemes of Friendship, then on the stem of patienceYour petals of grace embrace me.You awaken all my centersreleasing Eternal Springs of Bliss within this soul.Though love resides within, peace must be earned.When no one and nothing comforts me,Only Your Word, written upon ancient scrolls,bold text of Sacred Scripture unfold to grant me peace.You, Supreme Benefactor, source of all that IS,only Your mellifluous song stills this restless heart.You are Love’s celestial rhapsody,the longest and the shortest step,the most narrow and straight way to freedom.Your pure essence,Your ineffable Spirit resides at the core,in the fiber of my soul‘s eternal quest.With unquenchable thirst, unsatisfied hunger,I come, surrendered,kneeling at Your feet to the Altar of Holy Silence,in Absolute Knowing.Holding fast to Your Word,and in Your Name, I proclaim:This Journey, this Quest WILL… ISleading me on the only, true, Pathway Home.
*From the book, Bhakti Blossoms, a Collection of Contemporary Vaishnavi Poetry | Golden Dragonfly Press | 2017 | from page 176 | Printed with permission.