Years later……..
Every journey is bound to be wearisome at some point
Let alone a journey whose destination is unknown
She is broken, worn out, and wearied by the elements
She has warred in the wild
Fighting wicked ones who sought to dissuade her from the journey
She fought evil birds, seeking to pluck her eyes
Lest she keeps the vision of the high mountain before her
She has turned her eyes away from strange waters
Seeking to satiate the thirst in her soul
Strange lovers have come her way,
Parading themselves as the voice which echoes on the inside of her
She has marks
Blisters
Wounds
Clear evidence of a war torn soul
The picture of the mountain is not as clear as before
The cry within begins to fade
And she begins to wonder
‘why did I embark on this journey’?
Putting my life on the line for that which I cannot see
Except on the inside of me
I have been fooled
Then she heard the voice again
‘Be not weary daughter of a king
You are a bride worthy of her Husband
You have fought
And you have prevailed
I saw them all
I saw your struggles with your former life
I saw you when you shut the door behind you
When you resolved to step into the unknown
I saw you fight
You fought to keep the vision within alive
You fought to keep the echo of the cry within
You believed it would direct you to that place where your void would be filled
It was me all along
It was me who cried and sighed within
It was me who placed a desire within
And a restlessness within you which you couldn’t explain
I placed a sign on you
A mark of love
Before you were formed I knew you
I marked out the journey of your life
I drew you silently
I drew you with my heart
You didn’t know where this would lead but you responded
Now you will journey with me
You will journey in my light
No longer will you wander or grope in the dark
I will lighten your path
In my light you will see light
Come on beautiful one
Time to journey into the core of the Father’s Heart
Come
Come to me….
Then she saw the voice
She saw the one who has tugged at her heart all along
This one has the most beautiful eyes she has even seen
Unlike the eyes of her former lovers
Full of lust and selfish desires
Here she sees love
Ohh the depths in his eyes!
The flame in his eyes
I am overcome by the love I see in your eyes
How can your eyes be so clear and sincere?
I see your heart
They are laid bare in your eyes
Tender eyes
Resolute
Beautiful
Your beauty has held me captive
Oh to be lost in your depths
To melt at the kisses of your mouth
Your touch makes me whole
Your smile leaves me bound
I have never seen a heart so clear
So sincere and full of love
Oh beautiful one who are you?!
Then she sees something else
She sees herself
She sees herself in his eyes
In his heart….
She is a woman….
His woman
She belongs to this one
She was made for this majestic beauty
She was made for him…
‘I will follow you’, she declares
For in you I am whole
In you I am complete
In you I lose myself
In you I find myself
The centre of my life is you
You are all I was made for
I will journey with you
I will follow you to the mountain of love
You have drawn me
I will run after you
O beautiful one
He caresses her face
Kisses her on the forehead
He smiles
And he speaks:
Journey on beautiful one
You are nearer than when you first started
I am with you
I am on this journey with you
Hold on to that which is true
Fight to keep this reality in you
Let these thoughts strengthen your heart and propel you
You are not alone
Storms lie ahead of you
But none that a fiery heart of love cannot conquer
There are mountains before you
But none that a heart of love cannot scale
I long for you beloved
I wait for you on the love mountain bidding you to come HOME
Yet, I am also here on the inside of you
Urging you not to faint
I am with you beautiful one
And I wait for you with great longing
Waiting to be one with you
For only on the mountain of love can we be one
I wait for you
Keep your ears open to my voice
Keep your heart awake for my knocks
Seek my light
It will lead you to my holy hill
Journey on, greatly desired one
For your beloved waits
———
She opens her eyes,
Her beloved is gone
But she also knows He is near
Seated in her heart
The image of the beautiful one has been branded upon her heart
She rises up from her bed of despair
And sets for the land she has never known
The Love Mountain
The desire for her beloved propels her
She leaps over mountains
Climbs hills
Walks through valleys
She seeks for ONE
The one for whom she was made
Despite the difficulties that lie ahead
She smiles with fierce determination
Nothing will keep her from the lover of her sou
His voice calls from within
‘Journey on beloved
The love mountain is NEAR.