In the Desert Again

Well, here I am in the desert again! That place where everything seems arid and dry and my emotions are wrapped in cotton wool so that I’m not fully feeling anything. I’ve been here before so that is comforting in a way. Now, I can face this stretch and say, “Oh, you again! I’ve been here before! I know what to expect this time.”

This journey is certainly not one where we climb the mountain, pull ourselves to the top, plant our flag in the ground and call out “I made it!” No, it is not that at all. This is a lifetime journey where we revisit different forms of our grief again and again. It’s not one and done! Each time I find myself somewhere I’ve been before, like this current desert I’m in, I learn a bit more and I grow a bit more and hopefully I’m stronger and ready for whatever is next.

In every step of this journey, I know that God is with me. It is his strength that will get me through the desert, the hurricane storm, the desolate darkness or the calm waters. Wherever I am on this path, He is there. And all along the way, God provides the hope of joy in my salvation and continually brings good things into my life.