Tag: questions

Still

In the bare bones
of a waking day,
I sit.

Still.

War and rumors of war advancing.
Overtaking.

Several years ago, in the upheaval of an unexpected move to a different country, I’m struggling.

Questions speak loud. Wake me in the night.

What if it’s the wrong place?
What if it doesn’t work?
What if we can’t get permission to stay?
What if…?

Doubts about the future linger. Rising from underlying fear. In a long season of unanswered questions.

The shifting in our souls comes unbidden. Change is on the way. Undefined and unexplained. Untraceable.

Yet we know.

This surprises. Perplexes. How do we leave the incomplete? People we love? Those yet to turn and follow Christ?

We bring questions and loose ends before Him. Wrestle in prayer. Wanting specifics, really.

Silence.

Mystery and wonder. Image by Benjaminrobyn Jespersen on Unsplash.