It is as if I’ve been 
awakened 
from a dream – 
gasping breaths 
relax down to 
a calming rhythm 
and 
long, barely lit hallways 
are now nature’s paths 
deeply held by bold and soft colors 
and 
blended with the soothing songs of doves. 
Because now I see 
He Is There 
Everywhere – 
shining His light on doldrums 
and 
loving away all fear. 

*With thanks once again to Joni Ericksen Tada for her writing in The Practice of the Presence of Jesus