PARADISE

 

I want to take you to Paradise.  Are you willing to go?

There is nothing like it, because there is no other.

It is everything you haven’t dreamed, because it’s beyond dreams.

Dreams are a misty memory of a favorable future; Paradise is in the present.

It is all around and inside of you, it has always been there for us to find.

Paradise…what do you think of?  If it’s noisy, you haven’t found it.

However, music is definitely involved, but not like anything you’ve ever heard.

Do not be fooled, others have seen this Paradise & struggle to tell.

So here it is…Paradise in your backyard…what do you do if you uncover it?

Well first you must recognize it, which is hard to do if you have never seen it.

That is where Faith comes in, your Faith, your Faith in this promised Paradise.

There are two types of paradise you can believe & aspire to. 

One is God given & real, the other man-made & fake. My Faith tells me so.

As the storm bands swirl, rains fall, wind gusts & thunder crashes…I’m reminded.

Reminded of how in the blink of an eye, humankind’s paradise can be washed away.

Where God’s creation lasts Eternal.  This is what it looks like:

I found myself walking alone on a fine dirt road, but flowers were all around.

The smell was of freshly fallen rain; it was daylight…everywhere.

The light was external & eternal…the only darkness was internal, when I closed my eyes.

There was no way to get lost, because you had nowhere to go, you were already there.

The life you’ve led, the memories you’ve gained, have all brought you to this moment in time.

Many try to create this paradise, to make us believe it can exist in their reality.

But their reality lacks Faith, so their fragile paradise can be reduced to ash & rubble with little effort.

True Paradise exists…but you must first realize that you are more than a physical shell.

You are a living spirit with a soul that seeks Paradise, because that is its origin.

It can be found here, it can be brought here, it can be established here…but we must want it here.  As I listen to Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” I can not help but feel for those throughout my life that are no longer here.  But I know they are in their Paradise, as we toil in ours.  Paradise…it exists out there, but we can have it here.  My path down a lonely dirt road has led me to a most comfortable place…where many in this world would call paradise…but to me…it’s just another walk in a timeless trail of trees, with the birds & bees. 🦅🐝

Gospel of John…Chapter 3….AMEN✨✝️🕊️