And So It Is

So I said to God
“This sucks! I gotta get outta here! and fast!”

and God said

my beloved, rest awhile
breathe in the beauty that is me
and is you

the world is in a frantic place
and at a frantic pace
I ask that you slow down
and breathe

Love is the answer,
no matter the question

It is time, dear one,
for you to be midwife
to a new version, a new reality, a new world

the hours and days, weeks and months,
the years you have spent in striving
were for what?
Nothing! No thing!

Instead, I offer you a different path
a different way, a different version of what could be

you are my teacher, you are chosen
as all who answer my call are chosen

Fear not, dear one
rather, rest, rely on me
devote your days to the healing of the world
instead of the propagation of that which will not last

as I believe and love you
you must believe in and love your siblings

Beloved, accept my gift
accept my request

Choose only love, for that is what you are

with deep reverence,
I replied, “and so it is, amen”