let your yes be yes
and your no be no
In the reflection of #17 by Vera Pavlova
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#17
Why is the word yes so brief?
It should be
the longest,
the hardest,
so that you could not decide in an instant to say it,
so that upon reflection you could stop
in the middle of saying it.
let your yes be yes
and your no be no
In the reflection of #17 by Vera Pavlova
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Truly, I must share the precepts for this-I wrote this and had not planned to share, rather keep this to myself. Until I heard Anagha speak her name. My adult daughter; whom I wrote about, is named Annika (sounds like Anagha’s name or sounds like Hannukah). I see no coincidence but rather a validation of the point I wrote about. I am thankful for this. Truly truly grateful.
Let your yes be yes and your no be no
Matthew writes in the Word.
But what of this yes and what of that no?
Do I not have the right
to change my heart and my mind as I grow?
“I take it back”,
I sometimes say,
For what I meant
was hidden away.
Locked up.
Like this imprisoning pandemic.
Trying to thrive
and praying just to survive.
Yet to actively live,
I regret I am hesitant.
let your yes be yes
and your no be no
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A yes and a no
intertwined and sorely mixed.
The list of things I wanted to do
The ways I wanted to show
and share my love for you.
“This wasn’t the plan”
I say to my God.
He smiles gently,
and reminds me
I Am,
but a child.
let your yes be yes
and your no be no
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I did say yes,
and I did say no
and those were the routes
I had planned to go.
I followed the Word,
or so I had thought,
to the best of my abilities,
I declared You, my Rock.
And now what have You taken,
or what is it I lost,
when my yes and my no
were cowardly crossed?
let your yes be yes
and your no be no
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My child refusing me-
Well, I guess I too,
have done that as His child.
My yes was not my yes.
I had rather decide my own strife.
My no was not my no.
Selfishly I wanted to live my own life.
Fears and tears
reveal my regrets.
Oh, how I miss you, my child.
You as well, are not done yet.
Forgive me Lord.
Help me to see
what it is You want me to be.
let your yes be yes
and your no be no
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Lord send Your love
to the hearts of my child
The connection we shared
as I carried you
who in my arms; I held,
and cherished your first smile.
Remind them Lord
as You have to me,
my love, like Yours,
is a bountiful and endless infinite…
Regardless of the “no” to needing me.
let your yes be yes
and your no be no
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Although you say “no” to me now,
in time, a yes may come around.
I too am here for you child,
and I love you forever.
To Annika,
my child,
From,
your Mom.
let your yes be yes
and your no be no
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