Hope

The turmoil of my soul calmed down
and a great cleansing took place­—
that what distorted my sight
and showed me a world full of pain and despair
has been taken out of my thoughts.
Wherever I look now
I see God’s beauty and joy
and hope comes into my heart
that not all is lost
but was only covered
by the dust of man’s ignorance.

Peace will come back to this earth
once man awakens to his soul
and turns his attention to God—
­for there—in God—is eternal wisdom
and a perfect plan for each life.

Let’s stand up in the light
children of God;
the dark night of the soul is over.
We are the messengers of God,
as we have been cleansed
in the fire of God’s grace
from that which darkened the sun
for many centuries
since ever man lost faith in God’s love
and tried to play life’s game on his own.

How could he ever expect to succeed
as he can never see the whole­—
all he could gain was fear and pain—
­How could he dare
to be separate from his source?

This world now is covered with fear
the result of man’s doubts,
and the scream for love
awakened those
who had not forgotten yet
the source of all life.

The light is growing stronger
and with it comes
a stream of new hope.

                        ~Ingrid Oiler
 Source: Sanathana Sarathi, March 1985