De profundis

(for H., to let you know we love you, from the bottom to the top, and inside out, and even beyond  …)

De profundis

o,

beautiful

wonderful

most talented

and wanted

girl

with your golden smile

sometimes so shy

so silent and sad

locked in between walls

you build for protection

and behind the mask

you hide yourself

once you were made

preciously formed

purposeful

wonderful

from the depths of human love

and the special breath of God

eternity

made in heaven


***

from your birth

you were fed

with food and caring and love

you learned to listen and speak

and growed up to learn

reaching out to pray

looking further than beyond

what you can see

from the depth

of your soul

from the bottom

of your thougths

from the top

of your feelings

from the reaching out

of your possibilities

you are you

unique

and beautiful

***

but now in your life

a period has come

of sickness

mixed with feelings

questions and thoughts

worrying and confusion

now

you’re in a dark valley

the shadows of brokenness

all around you

deep down inside

the doubts

about the future

your life

and God

the top of the mountain

so high and so far

unreachable

prayers and questions

are flying away

to nowhere ….

***

but baby

take a better look

take a deep breath

hold on

be bold

be strong

from the top

of the mountains

the streams come down

from the fountain of life

living and life-giving water

till it ends at last

in the sea of dreams

of yearning and love

you don’t have to climb

all the way up

to this fountain on the top

it is sending the blessings

right down to you

here in the valley

of the shadows 
of sickness and struggling

deep in the sadness

of your crying heart

pray and wait

***

take your roots deep down

and drink from this water

that will surely come

and the fruits will grow

and you life will blossom

once again

hold on to love

look out for hope

struggle for life

long for the One

who gives these jewels

one day at a time

kneel down to meet your Maker

He went deeper than all of us

once and for all

He is your hope

for better times

your strength for today

He is sending messages

be silent, listen and try to understand

He is sending other people

to help and reach out

please let them in


***


open up like a flower

alongside the river

be a stone in the middle

strong and smooth

embrace the drops

that were sent to you

accept the love

that others pass through

walk down the river

day by day

your eyes on the water

your thougths on the fountain

your feelings controlled

by the power of your will

your goal is the sea

***

this great and powerful and endless sea

one day will meet the fountain of life

tears will be gone

forever

and love will be

all around

that is the day

this valley will end

the mountain comes down

and the river goes up

amen for sure

for you and for all

life will be love

for evermore

***

until then

you and I must pray 
that love

will make you stronger

again and always

all day long

every sanctified moment

of every day

every fiber of your body

every corner of your soul