Star Gazing

I open my eyes to see the stars shifting in the sky.
I lay quietly as I have so many times before.
There before me spans the heavens, wide, dark, vast.
In a moment, my thoughts turn to the You, the one I love.
How did You create such an amazing scene for me to enjoy?
I feel so small, yet You touch me in a way that is intensely personal.

We begin to talk.
You tell me you love me.
I tell you how much I need you.
You tell me you love me.
I tell you the hurt in my life.
You tell me you love me.
I tell you I’m scared.
You tell me you love me.

Over and over again I hear Your voice.
“I love you. I have always loved you. I am always with you.”

And one by one I see them; Your special language to me.
It is then that I know You are thinking of me, at that very moment, You are thinking of me.
One by one each star shoots across the night sky, right in front of me.
Of all the places in the world for a star to fall, You choose for it to go right before me.
I ask to see it again. To know You are thinking of me.
I ask again and again and again.
Over and over, one by one, You release them to make their descent.

I lay there for a while longer.
Soaking in what just happened.
Replaying over in my mind what I just saw, just experienced.
I gather my things and start walking away, fully aware that You are walking with me, Your arms surrounding me, Your love filling me.