Serenade.

The sun rises, and silence creeps from the earth. The ocean stirs, and all of God’s creatures begin to awaken as a new day forms in the silence and in the light. Back in the city there is seen a girl, one who is only 17, but yet she awakens to the brand new day wishing for more then she had before. She yawns letting go of the dreams that were bestowed upon her during the night. The dreams she had of him, and of being carried away into the night sky. The day brings upon new challenges, and she faces them all each day. She looks first at her sister who is sound asleep and who is still only 14 and has so much learning about life. The beauty of the life before her had brought gratefulness to her heart. Her sister was her best friend and her loving joy. She watched every breathe praying to God that she wouldn’t feel the same pain she felt each day. As she prayed she grabbed her bag to head out the door for another day of attack. She had no army, and she was all alone. She was at war with no earthly mate but herself, and she planned to fight back with all she had. The day had begun and this day she was prepared for whatever would be thrown her way. The tears fell down her face as the enemy attacked her with fiery arrows of loneliness, of inferiority, of rage, and of fear. The enemy knew her weakest points, and each day would attack the same area to bring her to her downfall. The girl hardened her heart, and became quick to revolt against the enemy. She needed an army, but she had been betrayed by one before and so she refused to ask for help. The pain had swelled to a new height in the girl’s life, and those around her began to see the impacts of the enemy. The tears formed and fell each night until finally the young girl came in contact with the commander of the army. The commander came unexpectedly and He whipped away every tear from her eye. Instead of the girl fighting the battle alone she now had a savior. This savior took one swipe at the enemy and he was never allowed to touch her again. The girl fell to her knees in astonishment and wept in joy at all the commander had done for her. She knew she hadn’t deserved a single thing, but yet He showed love when the world showed pain. The day finally came to an end, and the silence began to fall over the city and over the world once again. The birds chirped one last time, and the ocean was the only voice left on the earth through the night. The girl sat alone in the field in this silence looking at the stars. The commander told her that the stars were hers, and that when she looked at the stars she would find that love she longed for. The moon was bright and illuminated everything around the girl, but yet she still felt empty inside. She took to heart what the commander said, and believed that somewhere someplace her true love, her prince was looking at the stars and at the moon thinking of her too. She went back to her room, and sighed heavily as she looked into the sky one last time. She whispered one last prayer to the Lord who saved her through the day, and closed the door. She lay down on her bed, and all the thoughts of what would come swirled like butterflies in the sky. She smiled as she slowly began to slip away into her dream land once more as she began the cycle once again. Her dreams consisted of fairytales, of her being a princess and finding her prince and living happily ever after. This fairytale was like no other, for her prince was not only handsome and lovely in everyway, but he could bring reality. He made her feel real and he brought joy to her life. The words he said captured her heart, and she knew he was made just for her. This hopeless romantic slept peacefully through the nights with dreams surrounding her, and the moon shown brightly just for her as the stars gathered up in the sky and pointed down on the man she would marry. As she slept nature was wide awake, silently outlining her future. The Father in heaven smiled as he saw her sleep, and as he saw him sleep, knowing that one day they would do great works together for His kingdom. What a perfect plan the Lord thought, as He kissed His creation on her cheek letting her know she was safe throughout the night and throughout the day.