Returning of the Dove

Almost two years later…

Returning of the Dove

~Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold~

It is early springtime now.  My property, oh how gorgeous it is!  Yellow daffodils dance in the wind as the sun reflects off them.  Grass, so green, it looks like dark, rich velvet.  My large Redbud Tree bursting forth in glorious purple.  An explosion of white flowers on my plum tree as soft pink adorns the apricot.  And, how the air is scented with gentle perfume from such beauty!  Such fragrance to me and arising to my King!

As I sit with my morning coffee at my bedroom window, suddenly I see a flash of brilliant sunshine off wings spread forth.  It is the dove, I think with delight; her wings covered with silver and her feathers with yellow gold.  I see her only for an instant but the beauty will be forever etched in my memory.   Moments later, the gentle cooing begins….she has returned, oh, my dove….my God brought her back to me once more.

The gentle Holy Spirit then leads me into study of my Savior during His passion.  There is intensity in my study that has been lacking during this hurtful time of my life.  I have been consumed with my own pain but today I am consumed with His.  I am amazed at how He endured His torture silently; never defending Himself, never offering hurtful words back to those that hurt Him.

A short time later I arise from my study and check my messages.  And there is the message I have anticipated for almost seventeen months.  It is from my husband.  He writes that He will sign the final divorce papers on Monday.

All of my anger and bitterness disappear suddenly and I am left with only profound sorrow at the end of my marriage.  My heart breaks again.

And then I hear the dove’s gentle voice once more.  It is the gentle cooing of the mourning dove.

Scripture Reference

Psalm 68: 13

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