Pursuit

He calls me into the wilderness to woo me. The soft blades of grass are his kisses on my cheek. The breezes are his fingers in my hair. The rustling of the trees, his breath Steadily rising and falling. The Cicadas sing me to sleep as the cool of the evening embraces me. When I sing his praises, I can’t help but dance and he takes me in his arms and spins me. In the quiet moments, he is next to me, sitting and waiting for me to give him permission to comfort me. Each day he finds a new way to show me his love. From the rising sun, painted with pinks and oranges. He leaves his beauty for me to find just so he can see a smile on my face. His love notes I see in the twinkling of the stars and the shapes of the clouds. I lie with him and we watch them roll across the sky. The sand against my skin and the ocean breeze remind me of his greatness. and in that moment, just for a second I am outside of time and space and I am with him in paradise.

"And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness and you shall know the Lord.” Hosea 2:19-20