make all things new...

i went for walk this morning in the rain. i was only walking, but it felt like dancing.

it felt like freedom. the world closed in around me. my heart found space for revelation.

tears find a home in the rain. numbered with thousands like themselves, they feel safe and disguised.

i realized that one cannot move to a new place and still live by the rules of the old place.
new country. new way of living.

as the wind picked up and crossed my face, i felt the Lord say, "i hear you."

three words i've needed to hear for so long.

"i hear you."

i discovered that the experience and comfort of rain coming to rest is magnified when facing upward. hardly a coincidence.

let my eyes not fail...