God Speaks and Sara Laughs

God speaks and Sara laughs. She laughs at the absurdity of it, a miracle seed, alive in the commonplace.

She knows that life is sweet with its summer harvest, music and warmth, in spite of heightened sensitivity and bridled frustration.

God speaks, and Sara laughs, but there are losses to be counted and weighed and comfort comes slowly. She needs to know

That the inarticulate, palpable fears of childhood are ghost stories, faceless monsters, too weak to emerge from the nightmare shadows.

Sara laughs, and God speaks, You must give up the life you planned to lay hold of the life that’s waiting for you.