The Birds Are Still Singing
Sometimes
the dark
of this world
can feel overwhelming.
Sometimes
the sorrow,
the sadness,
the hurt,
the loss,
the devastation,
the destruction,
the turmoil
and the tension
feels too much.
Sometimes
no matter how
hard we look,
all we can see
is the heartache.
This morning
as I sat
by my window
in the moments
just before dawn –
darkness still
overtaking
all I could see,
I shared with God
all the hurt
weighing down
my heart.
As I poured out
and prayed about
one hurt
after another,
one tragedy
after another,
one person
after another,
the weight of
all of it
still felt so
incredibly heavy.
Until
I felt God say,
“Listen, sweet girl.
The birds are still singing.”
With everything
they had,
and for all
to hear
they were
chirping their songs
into the pre-dawn
darkness.
“I know this world
feels heavy.
I know this world
is filled with darkness.
I know the hurt
and the heartaches
are too much to bear.
But like the birds,
just keep singing.
Never forget
I am the Light
of the world.
No matter how dark
this world may be,
it will never overtake
the Light.
Sing out
and sing loud
because I have
overcome the world.
Sing out
and sing loud
because the world
needs to hear
the melody of hope,
the song of peace,
the heartlifting truth of praise.
I know it’s dark,
but the birds
are still singing.
Sing with them,
sweet girl.
Just keep singing.”
“I have told you all this
so that you may have
peace in me.
Here on earth
you will have many
trials and sorrows.
But take heart,
because I have
overcome the world.”
~John 16:33
“The light shines
in the darkness,
and the darkness
can never extinguish it.”
~John 1:5
~Stacy
