Rest in My Radiant Presence

When the world around you

seems to spin faster and faster

until everything is a blur,

When the challenges you face

are consuming you,

Go to that cushion of calm

at the center of your soul

where you live in union with me.

Return to this soothing center

as often as you can,

For this is where you are energized…

filled with my Love, Joy, and Peace.

The world is a needy place;

do not go there for sustenance.

Instead, come to me.

Depend on me.

And your weakness will dissolve

into nothingness

as I saturate your being

with my Light.

When you find your completeness

in the Power of my Love,

you can help other people

without looking to them

to meet your own needs.

Live and rest in my radiant Presence,

precious one.

And your light will shine brightly

into the lives of others!

03/25/12

Copyright © 2012 by Charlene Burgess

Gift of Light, Power, Truth & Joy

Now it’s time to open your present.

Gifts of tin and glass wear out in a day

and are gone.

But I have a better gift for you.

It is a ring for you to wear.

It sparkles with a special light

and cannot be taken away by anyone.

It cannot be destroyed.

You are the only one in all the world

who can see the ring that I give you today.

As I was the only one who could see it

when it was mine.

Your ring gives you a new power.

Wearing it, you can lift yourself

into the wings of all the birds that fly.

You can see through their golden eyes.

You can touch the wind

that sweeps through their velvet feathers.

You can know the joy of going way up high

above the world and all its cares.

You can stay as long as you want

in the sky,

past the night,

through sunrise.

And when you feel like coming down again,

your questions will have answers

and your worries will have gone.

As anything that cannot be touched

with the hand or seen with the eye,

Your gift grows more powerful

as you use it.

At first you might use it only when

you are outdoors,

watching the bird with whom you fly.

But later on, if you use it well,

it will work with birds

that you cannot see.

And last of all you will find

that you’ll need neither ring nor bird

to fly alone above the quiet of the clouds.

And when that day comes to you,

you must give your gift to someone

who you know will use it well,

And who can learn that the only things

that matter are those made of truth

and joy,

and not of tin and glass.

Every gift from a friend

is a wish for your happiness,

and so it is with this ring.

Fly free and happy

beyond birthdays

and across forever,

And we’ll meet now and then

when we wish,

In the midst of the one celebration

that never can end.

Excerpt from…

“There’s No Such Place As Far Away”

by Richard Bach

Walk By Faith

As you take steps of faith each day,

I will show you how much you can do!

When you received the Gift

of my Light and Love,

I empowered you to live beyond

your perceived ability and strength.

And now you know...

If you live your life too safely,

you will never feel the thrill

of my Spirit working through you!

In the challenges you face,

my strength in you is limitless.

Stay close to me, and together

we will accomplish God's purposes.

03/17/12

Copyright © 2012 by Charlene Burgess