Bethesda - by Carmen Platt

If you have forgotten to look into the mirror of your heart, or whatever you want to call it

The little brave bear that each of us holds

Be quick at fixing things between you and your neighbors

Wake up to joy, each morning when you lift your head

The career of love takes hold of it all

as the whole universe changes,
adapts,
feel it give you a tap
on the shoulder, whispering:
‘All shall be well.’

Come sit at His feet, let the fleeting moment feed you.

Why don’t you be the human you were created to be.

Stay steady. Stay ready. Stay tuned to wonder!

Trying my best to know, You are in control

As You pick up my pieces to piece it together

This is the best thing you can do now

You are strong, when I am weak

Lead me through these uncertainty

Find my way back to seeing for the first time, time and time again.

Like the generosity of the Sun.

Do not worry about your life.

Like a child at the breast
of her Mother,
so you will be
when you realize,
there’s really no other.

Show me all that
You see,
like wading through an
Art Gallery -
You and me.
We.

I might not change the world, but I’ll hold up a mirror

Be your very own “me”.

Grow up, and grow deep, seeping into childlike wonder.

Wear the dress made by the Custom-made Creator

A soul, thirsty for seeking.

I pray that I will not occupy my mind with such fluff, that I come to miss the life-altering stuff.

Be soil, to realize you are so much more.

How God stretches His hand through everything we draw near.

Welcome to this day

What would you say to your mountain?

Living as one body

Become what you believe

You are the Holder of Needle and Thread

You submerge yourself in each moment

Fasten yourself like Velcro to Love.

Faith is a whole lot like being brave

Listen.
Offer yourself to it, the
Very whisper that called you to
Existence...

then love.

Look at those around you.

Bring whatever you have. And give it away.

My purpose lies within You. Not within what I do.

Simply caressing your cat, can make you meet up with God.

Don’t seek performance, seek to come to know the One who knows you, without pretense.

Beauty in a single breath

To be you, and put not one bit of pressure on yourself, to be more that what is expected. Be the container, He’ll be the sustainer.

Stay true to the Tree

The original design I pray we’ll receive

Wonderfully accepted by the Untamed One

All of creation is carriers of Beauty

See and be amazed by seeing

Playing in the garden with her Father

Receive the childlike wonder