The Breakthrough was breathtaking in its
unexpected triumph;
its mysterious arrival threw
Darkness to the curb
in a show of superiority rarely seen
in her years of travail.
She hadn’t known that
Breakthrough, by necessity,
required Breaking;
it was this Brokenness
that had forced her face into
all the corners where
filth of failure
and cobwebs of compromise
had woven their deep magic
over her soul.
And oh, how she fought!
Her marrow resisted the broken pieces
and Denial’s wooing almost won her over;
but here,
on her knees,
she sees the way Through
that the Breaking redeemed.
Her tears rinse the decay
as her soul stirs,
cracks the chrysalis,
and Breaks Through to
dance in the
Light.
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
An echo of my own heart. I just broke through some barriers…again and as always time on my knees and tears in my heart bring such great light!
Melody, you make me muse! (:
Wow! Music to a teacher’s heart! 🙂 I am finding that those broken places are truly breakthroughs – they just come wearing a different cloak than we would expect!
YES!
This may well be one of your best so far.
Thanks, Rob! Funny how the ones that are the toughest emotionally to write seem to resonate with others, too… Thank you for allowing yourself to connect to my words.
I have so much to learn about effective blogging. It parallels so much with effective living. The more self-giving and open we are, the more welcoming it is to others and an encouragement to do the same.
Isn’t that odd? It takes being vulnerable to meet someone else’s vulnerability, and to connect – but how hard it is to share out true hearts with the world! But there also needs to be a balance – it isn’t necessarily appropriate to air all of our ‘secrets’ either…
This is the discernment required of us in all human interactions. Jesus, astute and sensitive to such matters, adjures us at times not to “cast our pearls before swine.” A little overstated perhaps, but the message comes through loud and clear that, in our efforts toward authentic transformation borne of vulnerability and surrender, there are times when restraint will yield the best result.
Well said. Restraint at the right times, coupled with the willingness to share our souls with those we come in contact with – I imagine that if we were truly connected to the Holy Spirit’s promptings, He would steer us into the right balance every time! Ummm – I don’t seem to be there yet…
Nor I, my dear, nor I!
Hope I have a breakthrough soon. I’ve been up to my neck in recipes for our Church cookbook …they forgot to tell me they needed them, and now the deadline is the 15th… so I can’t blog for awhile till I get though all this. Breakthrough… that’s what I need! You hit the nail on the head! When GOD sends abundance, you just won’t be able to keep up with it all…. Love your posts…. I’ll be back when things calm down.
Thanks, Merrill! Deadlines come and go – I have confidence in your ability to pull this new one off! See you soon!
Wow, you’re on a roll, Melody–I can barely breathe. Love, Caddo
This one teared me up – I was catching the truth behind the idea as I composed, and it hit me hard! I’m glad you can see it, too…
Yes, it’s “something” when that happens–God catches us off guard sometimes–when we’re writing, and when we read another’s revelation. I hope you know my comments aren’t intended to be “dramatic”–when I said I could barely breathe, with this one, I meant it.
Thank you. This one was connected somehow to heaven, I think – it caught me. I think I kept breathing, though… 🙂
Good–one of us should probably be breathing at all times!
Bahaha! You’re so funny…
Yep–a one-woman party here!! (except when I’m whispering and hardly breathing, out of reverence)
I loved the part of breaking being a part of breakthrough . ..wow, Melody! Beautiful piece of writing, full of His Spirit! God bless you!
Thank you Debbie! I am honored by your words…
No break through without acceptance.. makes sense.
I think so… Life has an ebb and flow, doesn’t it?
Hmm…just revisited this place again. For some reason my iPad brought me here this morning. Have you read any books by Henri Nouwin? Just purchased my first kendle book of his book … The Inner voice of Love…this man touches deep in the chords of my heart..and so do you, Melody!
Thank you so much! I have enjoyed many of his quotes, but have never read an entire work. Thanks for the reminder – I love his perspective. I know I’d love his books!
Shared this on my Facebook page today.
Nice to see you, Glenda! This is the first time I’ve been able to snatch some time to come by in 2 weeks, so it feels like a reunion almost! 🙂
Absolutely! So grateful to connect with you Melody.