Yet, it remained hidden for me to discover
I traveled a long time to get to this moment
So many cactuses I stumbled over in the dark
No star lighted my path-- I was not yet awake
Naivety guided me into sandstorms that made wounds in my soul
Ignorance blinded me as the cactus' thorns scratched me
However, these wounds propelled me forward and kept me on a certain path
One day, when I looked ahead, I saw an oasis
A mirage, I thought, so I slowly walked towards it-- expecting to be fooled again
When I reached the mirage, I found a rose
I touched it and found it was no dream
Entranced by this rose, I placed it in the vase of my heart
As it took root, it became a part of me
My blindness lifted, for I could see the true Light
Faith rested in my heart
My desert rose led me to this destiny
When I stray-- its paper thorns remind me to come back to the straight path
Each day it continues growing, it strengthens my heart and my soul
I water it with my prayers, my charity, my fasting
This rose is here to stay
It guides me to an eternal Garden
My thoughts, my goals, my actions are preparing my place in that Garden
That is where I will rest my roots
As long as this rose remains in my heart
Page Designed By: Fran G.
September 22, 2012
" MY THOUGHTS" BELOW THE ROSE
I would like to express my own heartfelt description of this beautifully written story (if you read closely from the beginning)
I Pray that what I write does no INJUSTICE to this awesome story
In reality, I envision a Christian person at first being tossed and embedded as entangled in a web of many different religions, churches and each one with different teachings of our Holy Bible
As this person travels on through the trials and hardships (the desert cactus thorns, bleeding from his/her soul-an example) pursuing the True Faith that the journey brought this person to endure
After reaching the end of what seemed impossible
we find a Happy Mission ended with God in Control discarding the former and now a New Life to live in peace and harmony of their own belief and named being
"DESERT ROSE" as it is the most beautiful rose only found in a desolate barren desert created by God
Perhaps every person will have different views and visions as they follow this story as I have
But my beliefs are written with love, beauty and compassion for this person but also happy that Desert Rose finally found her Faith
ending with the Love of God
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