YOUR HEART IS MY PARADISE

"What a beautiful place this is!" I looked on in amazement at the flowers, the grass everything was just wonderful.

"Where are we Holy Wind, is this your home?"

"My home is in your heart, sweet child."
"Your heart is my paradise."

His Words touched my heart and made me happy.

Suddenly I saw a girl above a misty lake staring at a flower in her hand.

"Who is that?"
"That is Vanity."

"She's so beautiful but why is she looking so sad?"

The girl looked up and called out to me: "Dou you have any water for me, I'm thirsty and need a drink."

I was puzzled for she was surrounded by fresh water, all she needed to do was reach out her hand to touch the water.

"You are surrounded by water." I said.

"I know but I can't keep my eyes from my reflection in it, if I touch it my reflection fades and I can't have that, NO I can't have that."

She screamed and started to cry. "Help me please help me!"

"Oh Holy One, what should I do, how can I help her."

"Tell her to let go of the flower, it's scent has deluged her mind for so long now and she's bound by the chains of vanity."

I turned towards her again but before I could speak I saw a withering flower falling into the lake and the girl evaporated with the wind and was no more.

"Oh no, it's too late she's gone." "Oh Holy One!" We cried together as we watched the flower flow away with the stream.

He held me close as I cried and grieved.

Then He smiled tenderly and gave me a flower. "Breathe the air."

A sweet mysterious scent went through my being. "Oh Holy wind, what's happening!"

The whole scenery started to emerge into a bright light. I was lifted up and twirled around then my feet touched the soft flowery grass of what seemed to be a whole other place.

"Step into the light, don't be afraid."



"Holy Wind, we are changed, everything's changed?"

"This is how things are." Holy Wind's lips spoke softly as He looked down from the sky.
"The former is an inverted stage of how things are."

"With me is true Paradise of all that so many seek as they follow many things like vanity, wealth or fame in the inverted stage."

"Their life withers away like a flower as they pursue the intoxications of their world."

I looked at the flower in my hand and saw it glistening in the light that shone from His eyes on me.

"Holy One, will my flower wither someday too?" I felt frightened at the thought of being without Him.

He softly touched my hand and whispered;" No my sweet child, as long as you hold it tight, you will always hold my heart and you and I will always be in Paradise."

I reached out and held His face in my hands and kissed His cheeks as I drowned in the beauty of His eyes.

Blessings and love in Christ,

Monique