Have Faith

Double Rainbow - Mercer, Maine (July 2015)

Have Faith

Through life’s mountains, valleys
and mill pond moments
I know now that I’ve had faith.
Sometimes as I slogged through the muck
I do admit that I wondered.
But there has always been a
protected, pristine place within
where belief in God lay in wait.
It emerged when I needed it,
but in ways that were not always
easy to recognize due to traumas
that warped my lens, skewed my perceptions,
and twisted my spirit.

Through carefully constructed defenses
I found love, and love found me.
Messages from the sky,
woods, and flowing waters
 were delivered to me in times
of stress, despair, and loss.
I’ve battled stale learnings and vigilantly allowed
my self to set my defenses aside in order to heal.
As I tenderly look back I remember multiple times
 when I stumbled, fell or was cast aside,
but I cherish the benevolence with which
I forged ahead.
My strength, courage and compassion
have long been in play.
I  am learning to be more fully secure
in trusting my knowing.
And I know that,
both Within and Without,
I have faith.

Sarah Carlson

July 5, 2015