La Luna Llena
19 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in God, Life, Uncategorized
The Full Moon. I wonder if anyone else shares the pure awe I feel when I see it. I simply have to walk outside on a night with a full moon, see my shadow, and I swoon. There seems to be no apparent reason for this behavior, but cliché enough, something comes over me. Tonight, I could see the mountains in the distance–both ranges; the clouds were pure white, lit up by the moonlight. In that one instant, I wished I could have shared it with someone, anyone. I wanted more than anything to be with another person who appreciates it just as much as I do.
The wind picked up, rustled the leaves–
I became so relaxed and I felt like the world was right, at least for this one moment.
I live for it.
I wrote this in high school. I didn’t know Jesus. The full moon is still my favorite natural phenomenon, but I look at it differently now, through a new lense. I know now that I’m loved by the Creator of the universe, the Creator of the moon, and that He is wooing me. He uses the beauty of nature to draw mankind to Himself. He used the full moon to get my attention and think “there must be something out there bigger than me, more beautiful than me, more powerful than me.” I wrote this prose with passion at 17 years old, and I still mean every word that I said.
And now I see the intent behind it all.
-Shay
