When Something Beautiful Breaks the Silence!

Begin.

Begin where? Begin what? Begin when?

What do we feel when we hear the word begin? Excitement, fear, anticipation? What will come into being? What will have its starting point at a particular time or place?

I begin a new season of my life, a season where I am learning to live by all of the five senses, instead just logic and information...tuning in with my heart, instead of using only my mind.

I want to see, taste, feel, smell, and touch as much as I think and do.

When I hear the word begin, my mind takes me to the expression: in the beginning, and it reminds me of the verse from Genesis, in the beginning, God.

As I adventured to read the Genesis verse, I wanted to meet with my God, using all of my five senses, meet the living God, the creator, the God who began it all, the God who has authority and sovereignty.

In the beginning, God prepared and formed, fashioned, and created the heavens and earth.

Stop.

Stop for a moment, read that again, and close your eyes. Let the darkness be felt.

It's cold. Bone-chilling cold, to the point I can't get warm, there is no sun, no light, all darkness. I wonder, is it the lack of light and sun that shivers through me, or is it the fear of not knowing my place in the world around me, because of the darkness?

It is also so limiting. Everything around me is unchanging. My breath feels heavy as I strain to see beyond the darkness around me. I actually could breathe more comfortable if there was a way I could control the dark, instead of the darkness around me controlling me. It is as though my inner light is being snuffed out by the cold of this darkness and void.

In this moment of darkness, where everything seems unchangeable, where darkness is not even a color to describe, where there is so much silence, and where is nothing, the One who began it all, is planning, fashioning, preparing and creating.

My eyes see only infinite darkness, but my heart starts gently whispering the word: begin.

The Spirit hovers over the waters; God says: let there be light, Jesus whispers: I am the light.

I do not dare to move; I do not even dare to breathe. I freeze in time.

Without warning, the light steals away the power of darkness.

I feel my heartbeat, every single pound in my chest, it echoes in my ears, I can hear it, and I can feel it.

The light and the sun start to warm me up little by little, they become a pleasant beacon to my freedom, an end to my fears, after all, a world without light is a world without hope.

My eyes are still closed, but the darkness had long surrendered to the light as the sunlight starts to reflect through the droplets of water. The water is tainted, no longer an abyss of black, glittering as the occasional spear of light is piercing through the clouds and dances over the surface.

The clouds like cotton-candy, blush at the warm touch of the sun.

Silhouettes of birds fly across a peaceful sky, as my heart slowly sips the warmth, love, and peace through a straw without fear or anxiety.

This beauty was not done out of haste, but out of love, He created everything out of nothing.

I feel so small as I glance over the line where heaven touches earth; my eyes start to witness the resounding glowing collision. Sparks lit the sky, as the glory of this paradise takes over the darkness. And finally, as the sun shines, filling the air with shades of orange and pink, hope radiates, and a new beginning, another chance to live is given—the start of a brand new day. The darkness lost once again and parted away like a defeated king giving up his throne.

Gazing toward the light up clouds, beneath the ethereal glow, I feel at home in a way I never had before.

Begin.

You are the protagonist; this is your story; you decide what you want.

Is it dark today? I mean, with your troubles and struggles?

What makes you afraid of the darkness?

In the darkness, worry grows, but in the light, seeds of hope grow, bringing the promises of a new dawn, a new dream of beginning.

We struggle, but the hope of a new beginning is our bright light in a dark night, for faith makes us smile on the inside, as well as on the outside.

When we close our eyes, we do not need to see the darkness. In the beginning, all was created out of His love for us; we can trust that all things are possible with God.

In the moments of darkness, we believe in the light; in that frozen second, the sun comes bursting in, the light whispers to look beyond the dark. The weight lifts from our shoulders, and we discover with delight that we win over our troubles and struggles.

Begin to live life with all of the five senses: tasty, livable, and desirable.

"And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good suitable, pleasant, and He approved it completely. "(Genesis 1:31)