I was thinking yesterday about how blessed I am to have such rich relationships in my life. People who love me and whom I love. They are worth more than any amount of money or material possessions, so much more that it makes the comparison look ridiculous. Talking with a friend last night on the phone, she said the same thing. While going through a really difficult time, the love of her friends is helping her through. Whether we are in the valley or climbing a mountain, the friendships in our lives are the physical representations of God’s hands holding us up.
I wrote this poem years ago; I found it in a file of work I’ve never published. I think it captures what I’m trying to say quite nicely.
Unexpected Joys
When one plus one
Equals so much more than two,
When putting two together
Gives birth to something new.
It’s the light of heaven
Shining down on me
And it’s the fire burning deep inside
God alive to see.
What miracles he’s wrought
Like diamonds in the sky.
What unexpected joys
Now that we have learned to fly.
365-09 #237