I wonder what would happen if we could see into one another’s soul, if all the static between us were removed, if all I saw was your heart, your hopes, your fears, your joys? And you saw these same things in me? I wonder what would happen if I could trust that you were truly for me, that your love would not waver, your delight in me would never falter, no matter what comes? I wonder what would happen if you felt assured that my love and delight in you were secure, even as we parted treacherous waters, even as we saw the world with different eyes?
What would it be like for us if we expected the best of one another and simply refused to let that expectation go? What would change in us if a sharp word spoken in weariness or distress or a season of distance or coolness did not fluster us or prod us to draw away in anger or insecurity? What if we were comfortable with ourselves and secure in the sturdiness of love and friendship, so much so that we felt the ease to sit on the front porch and revel in gratitude for the breeze and the sunset — and what if we could simply sit there, even if the other had to walk away for a while, resting in the knowledge that goodness always brings us home?
I wonder.
The lure of this article is humanly impossible to resist when one grasps the depths of its contents
You freaking blow me away, winn
Hey, Lee, good to hear from you…
Yes! Let’s live like this!
You know when you read something and it feels like it was written FOR YOU, just when you needed it most? That. Just. Happened. Awesome.
I had you in mind, Emily
I love this. It stirred my heart. Made me think of the great love I shared with the man of my dreams. We had this unbelieveable trust. You brought it home to me in words. I will treasure this. Thank you for bringing him back into my mind and heart.
Very glad to have served your good memory, may the love be near.
Imagine how beautiful we are to God right now when He looks at us. He digs our fashion and for all eternity we will never go out of style Galatians 3:27
This line, Winn, “What would it be like for us if we expected the best of one another and simply refused to let that expectation go?” Yes. I long for that. Believe the best, expecting the best. Thank you for sharing these words.