This past weekend I went to the movies with my husband. I had picked out a suspense/thriller thinking he would like and I would probably like it (a hopeful win-win). Ultimately we saw something else entirely. Something I’m not really sure how we settled on. He was very willing to see anything I chose but every movie we chose had horrible seating available. “The Shape of Water” is where we landed. Square in the second row! Thank goodness we had recliner seating and we were able to lean WAY back to watch the flick.
I knew the movie was a fantasy film but I wasn’t quite prepared for the extent of the human-aquatic relationship to go where it went. That said it was beautifully done and it was, well, it was fine. But the best part- the absolute best part- for me was the very end. The narrator, the main character’s dear artist friend, tells the audience a poem:
“Unable to perceive the shape of You, I find You all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with Your love, It humbles my heart, For You are everywhere.”
Wow. Did this ever pierce my heart! It was a message straight from TJ to this aching mama. It really says it all. He is here but not in a perceptible shape. He fills me with love and his presence humbles me. For him to be with me, to be everywhere with me, is a joy and a blessing and yet a mystery. I can only attempt to understand and be willing to accept it.
I have had a number of very deep lessons come my way the last two weeks. I will share more with you in the coming days but suffice to say I am working hard to internalize them, to be with them, to allow them to swish around inside my head and more importantly inside my heart.
I encourage you to read this poem over a few times. Let it take over your being. Let it take you somewhere quiet and peaceful. That is what I am trying to do.
