Peace

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Some days I sit


Rocking quietly back and forth


Meditating on God's wonders


Or drawing pictures with my thoughts


Some days I walk aimlessly


Back and forth


Up the town and down the street


Listening to music


Or practicing an intense comedy routine


There's days like today


Where a peace of mind and a clearness of thinking


Hits me like a brick


And silences my anger


And silences my failures


And silences my hate


It's a peace that stops me in my tracks


And shuts down the noise


And quiets the heart


Peace feels good


Boy does it feel good


Far more than strife or hate


Far more pleasant than fear or grief


It is a rare thing, but every once in awhile


I just feel calm


Still, like a quiet pond on a windless day


And thoughts of conflict


And bitter memories


And anger


And rage


Just utterly vacate me


There is no fear


No deep philosophy


No politics


Even my sins lose some of their sting


And my broken heart is mended if but for a few hours


These moments of peace


Are beautiful when they happen


All the more beautiful, since they don't happen that often


Peace is such a beautiful thing


There is glory in peace


Far more so, if I am to be candid


Then there ever was in the discord and venom of war and conflict


The happiness of a loving God


And a merciful one at that


Is fully felt and realized


When I am blanketed with peace


A peace like a gentle breeze over a meadow in the mountains on a cool May afternoon


I love when I feel like this


It's such a rarity it is like a delicacy


Like a steak dinner you only get once a year


With a loaded baked potato, some scallops and shrimp, asparagus and a good stout beer


Peace is like that to me


If only it would last


At least I'll remember this peace when the storm hits again


I never forget steak dinners.

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