and this is Peace

Sadness has crept in tonight for one reason or another
Underneath lingers hope
As I contemplate injustice courage wells up in my heart
I’ve always felt a deep strength within in times like these
I don’t believe it is my own
I used to wonder what it meant
Now I believe it’s the Spirit of God
Calling us to live a greater purpose
Telling us we are not alone in the battles we face in life
Compassion surges through my being
It tempts me to ponder selflessness
I am compelled to pray
To a God I can’t see
Yet I feel him as the wind blows across my cheeks
I felt him as I turned the car around last night to watch 6 deer majestically cross the road
I hear Him when the laughter of children fills the air as I chase them in a game of hide and seek
I am intensely aware of a presence that is not my own