i was driving home this evening from a dear friends house who only lives about four miles away. i decided to take the backroads home. there's nothing like escaping from the eerie orange glow of small town lights late at night. no other soul on this particular road but me. as i'm driving, i notice how absolutely majestic the moon is. "majestic" may seem like an odd adjective to use, but there are no other words to describe the intense beauty that it was radiating. i felt like i could drive for hours under this moon and not have a care in the world. i wouldn't care where i ended up, as long as i kept driving. have you ever had one of those moments?? i love that feeling, it doesn't come very often. when it does, i find my peace and serenity. it's in that moment when i feel like everything is right in the world. or when everything will be right in this world, my world.
when i was little, i would look up to the stars and wonder if somebody is looking at the exact same star as me. is this person pondering the same thing as i was? who are they? what do they look like? where are they? will i meet them someday? in all reality i knew, even then, that someone, somewhere was looking at the exact same star and i would never meet this person. but the amazement and wonderment of a child is thrilling.
i found myself, my 21 year old self, asking those same exact questions tonight as i drove home. however, tonight these questions seemed a little more geared towards the future. i wonder if the person i am meant to be with is looking at the moon and stars as i am with the same feelings of child-like imagination and awe. when will we meet? is he close? do i know him? sometimes i find it difficult to be patient and give it all up to God and let Him handle it. everything reveals itself in due-course, i'm just curious to know when that time will actually be...
ever realize that everything is more illustrious in the moonlight? the beaten and rubbled dirt roads exude a rugged beauty, the overhanging dead tree branches seem just as alive as their neighboring trees, even the far set orange glow of city lights seem more alluring.
it was a good drive, i wish it could have lasted more than 15 minutes....i wish i could still be driving on that moonlit beaten path.
-j
