No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. — John 15:15
Saturday nearing lunch time… I stepped out of the house with an open mind, A receptive heart, And a calm spirit…
An open mind… Ready for a much deeper understanding of the world;
A receptive heart… To accept graciously the good that life has to offer;
And a calm spirit… Free from destructive negative forces that come from within.
All these without the emotional disguise I usually wear when I’m around other people, I had a lunch date with my friend, Ellen, And I embraced the day as it is.
I brought my camera but didn’t really take much pictures… I wanted to be fully present in the moment… Savoring my meal and enjoying our conversation, As we reminisced the old times and caught up with each other’s lives.
And then my loneliness will be washed away. And I see myself come alive as I find comfort in those brief moments. And for a while I can forget that I’m a traveler in a vast desert of sand, With my shadow as the only company I have.
Because to my friend,
I mattered.
