Softest Landing Pad

Floating through the day with a numb mind and drooping heart.

Not a thing in sight that could lift my spirits.

Roadblocks, ungrateful people, and dark clouds of sour feelings follow me.

Just when I think there is no hope for the day I see her.

My mother, sweet as honey, and inviting as a blanket in the cold

She wraps her gentle, enveloping arms around me.

The rest of the world simply melts away.

Nothing matters, not today, not tomorrow, not the sorrow I've been feeling.

Through her eyes, in her world, she sees things brightly.

And in that moment, as she holds me like a child, I see the world that way too.

Hopeful, cheery, kind and good.

This is how Jesus makes me feel.

Since I was a child, I have felt his presence.

Holding me in his arms, soothing my worries, and loving me through it all.