On my Road to Damascus We all have these roads we travel down when our lives become perplexed and misunderstood. Our perceptions of reality are befuddled and we search for our purpose out of desperation at times. I myself was on such a road when my surroundings started to become unfamiliar and truth introduced itself, extending its majestic. I was at a point in my life where I was about to give up because despair had placed itself upon my shoulders. On this road a whisper from somewhere came, massaging my heart with a cascade of grace from which I started to weep. As my eyes closed and opened a reflection of my inner self appeared and for once in my life I felt at peace. You see all my life I have been in pain of some sort, my crimes, shame, and guilt had taken its toll on this wretched individual I had become. My ego was my enemy for I had Edged God Out of my life for so long….he was always there but I chose to accept the invitation of iniquity and its wickedness. On my road it became apparent I could be forgiven…I am not an outcast …my soul reassured me God loves me. A bad child I had become and yet paradise was still achievable for me. On this road everything became clear about me. I saw death with its hand extended and I saw life with open arms. Never in my life had I felt so serene. The things which troubled my heart seemed a pastime a mere insignificant. On this road my body started to feel like a cloud floating along in harmony with the world. I realized I was being altered from what I was back into the bosom of mercifulness…the leniency I have been afforded is a blessing and on this road….I have made peace with all of the scenarios which kept me captive for so long. On this road I saw the sky the gates of heaven as every moment of my life flashed before my eyes….I was okay I am not afraid anymore…My nakedness was stripping myself of all those vices this world lured me into… the lewdness immorality, and dishonor. On this road to my Damascus doubt was nowhere to be found ….I have a new beginning. As I turned to begin my walk there before my eyes were my sins and the person I used to be. I continued to stroll and never gave what was left there on that road a second thought …Compassion embraced me and together we walked into a pristine air of contentment….God had brought me home…… E. Scott
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:26 +0000