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I am no longer overwhelmed and disconsolate

remembering the folly of my youth,

when I clothed myself in the traditional husks

and feared the Spirit of Truth.

I marvel that You were so attentive

when I finally opened up to pray.

You drew near and Your presence surrounded me,

though there was nothing meaningful I could say.

For it was Your Life as my life,

and the more I saw of You, the less I saw of me.

Yet, You were persistently patient

when my choices were of the earth, so earthy.

A lifetime later I can extol by the Spirit of Truth in me:

"Thank You for the storms and fires You sent

to draw me, to drive me to die to all but Thee,"

where Love is a perpetual River of Life flowing unceasingly.

From the pen of Jeri Fox, January 19, 2003

Jeri lives with her husband Harry at

276 N. El Camino Real, #60, Oceanside, CA 92058 (Snail Mail)

(They do not have e-mail, but you may write them at this address.)

This page was uploaded to the web on 1/28/03

By Jan Antonsson, Webmeister,

and last edited on 12/12/09.