Storms

Why don't we sit in the rain?
Why can't we enjoy what we rail against?
The freedom gained and knowledge bestowed
by resting in the eye of the storm
can cause a life all the difference.
Walking the earth with a mindset
that is convinced this "universe" is our enemy
will cause a subject to only live for one's self,
to prosper on its own time and own place
but chained with a soul that will never be freed.

Perhaps this storm is a blessing.
Perhaps branches falling are much needed.
Perhaps that which scares and pushes us
to a limit from which we were convinced we could not return
serves to show the "universe," known as God, won't allow us to be defeated.
Perhaps it is only when we realize we need a storm
that we can have the trust that it will fade.
Perhaps the fear the rain won't pass
and that the wind will carry us away
is precisely what caused this storm to stay.

Though the wind may be chilling
and water droplets may annoy,
the storm is forever passing,
the rolls of thunder are always fleeting,
and flashes of lightning just a ploy.
When it is all finished,
as it will be as quickly as it started,
we will come out both blessed and protected,
shown no storm, trial, tribulation, or anything of the sort
will strike or consume the souls that are eternally guarded.