New Territory



This morning I
thought I was looking for

Another scripture,

But I found myself
in Exodus

The 20^th
chapter,

The Ten Commandments.


One commandment
caught my attention:

Regard, treat
with honor, due obedience and courtesy

Your father
and mother

That your days
may be long in the land

Your God gives
you

(Exodus 20:12
Amplified Bible).


Something broke
inside me

I began to cry

For I realize
for years

I carelessly and
sometimes jokingly

Found my parents
at fault,

Used them as blame
for some of my

Faults and weaknesses.


I can’t recall
thanking them

For the good they
did.


I began to do
that

Though they are
on the other side

Of the torn death
curtain.

I thanked them
for all the good they did

For all the sacrifices
they made.



I told them that
if I had the option

I would choose
them to be my parents again,

for I saw them
in a new light.


It was like watching
a movie.

I could see them
before this Earth Creation

Volunteering to
be my parents

Volunteering to
play character parts

My shaping would
require.


Not the beautiful
and handsome

Starring roles

But sharp cutting
character roles.

I saw that my
shaping required this

In order for me
to be me.


I also saw that
my criticism of my parents

Was actually an
accusation against God

For He was
the Designer.


His design was
necessary

For my days to
be long

“In the land
the Lord your God gives you”.


Those words came
alive

The land He is
talking about

Is not this Earth
Creation

But the Land of
His

New Heaven and
Earth Creation!

Joan
11/13/07