Peace be with you

It never fails to amaze me how my prayers are answered, how life moves along a course I never thought would be possible, and how God simply holds my life in His hands. Early morning birds have been chirping outside my window since yesterday. It was such a lovely surprise! And to think that I assumed it is a wonderful sound I wouldn't hear again until I go home in the province.

Work this week has been really fruitful in many ways. I'm discovering certain things about myself far more than I ever imagined to figure out in only five days. Sadly, these past days may have been calm for me but I feel deep down that I haven't really found time to escape from all the 'noise'.. and I mean all the noise both without and within me. I often have my quiet time but lately, I know I haven't had the opportunity to truly let my being be engulfed in silence or better said - embraced by peace in connecting with God.

The Undying Saga Lives On

© 2009 Julie Ann Caringal

Jousting here and there, a battle is well kept

And the knight still holds on to his sword

The news spreads all over the earth

While the unseen impact grows with time

Over vast lands and over wide seas

A battle begins and a battle ends

In every victory a new flag is raised

In every defeat an old flag is brought down

Mystery upon mystery is unfolded by understanding

Each revelation witnessed by the glorious silver moon

Even the bright sun dries away the morning dew

Uncovering a whole field of marvelous discoveries

Eventually, wave upon wave crashes up on shore

And washes away the set of footprints on the sand

But still the beach remains a beach

And an ocean remains and ocean

Render this amazing cycle of fall and of flight

As the undying saga of life and journey lives on

In the hands of the valiant warrior and knight

With his paper as his shield and his pen as his sword

This weekend as I go to Nasugbu, Batangas for our company outing, I hope to find a few moments to be in true solitude with God - to talk to Him heart to heart and listen in silence.

Be with me in serenity, O Lord.