“From the ashes I shall rise, from the depths of the deepest sorrow I shall climb,
This day to climb out of bed is the best I can do, but from these ashes I shall rise.
A fog surrounds me, and all I feel is pain in my heart as I seek to comprehend such loss,
Tears were shed seeking great mercy and now tears flow from hearts that are broken…
“There are no walls more impenetrable than those erected within the human heart. There are no secrets more vanquishing than the ones locked deep within the human heart. There is no silence as complete as the unspoken words of the heart…
“We are told that the truth will set us free, but for many the truth makes them a prisoner to their past, for that which is hidden and locked within their minds and hearts removes the power of truth. There is great power in truth, but some hearts are such dark dungeons that the words of truth will not penetrate and will not free them…
“Tattered and torn are the signs that declared that the circus is coming to town – signs stapled to utility poles and on the sides of an old barn, signs faded by time and worn by the rain and the sun. All were once colorful and new, and the images and the words upon them brought joy to many a child’s heart. Faded memories of the events of a childhood now past,..
“I have heard it said that, ‘timing is everything,’ and in some circumstances this may well be true, but in so many areas of our lives the perfect and precise moment is a mystery, for moments are past, present, and future but can only be carried out in the now. I can plan my days and my weeks, but the execution of my plans can only be done in the moment…
“There is stillness in the dawn as the sun begins to rise, and as I gaze upon my neighborhood the lights within the homes provide a soft and gentle glow unto the new day still shrouded in the dark of night. The birds sing and in the distance there are the sounds of a world that awakens to a new day…
