To be a star

Do you ever wake up feeling lost, sort of dejected and forlorn--wondering how you landed in this world? That was my awakening experience about two weeks ago.  In my disgruntled state I poured a cup of coffee, opened the door to the great outdoors and gasped.  When I first beheld this scene I did not see the star.  I saw the tree holding the sunrise and it was like medicine for me.  I forgot my dejection.  I even sat there for a few minutes before getting my camera. Later when I put my photos on my computer, the star became visible and it was like a second dose of medicine.  I remembered a poem from my book, Seasons of Your Heart, and re-read the poem.  Now I offer a selection of  that poem to you because you, too, may have desolate days when being reminded that you have the potential to be a star for someone else in their desolation, just might be helpful for both of you.

I hope a star comes out for you today,

a new one that you've never seen before.

I hope it's bright and bold,

a prophetic star,

piercing your darkness

and helping you to see the things

you really need to see.

I hope it touches you

with fire

and runs along beside you

all  day long.

This star!

Oh, how I hope it comes

Leaping

Laughing

Bounding

Burning

Singing

Shining

in your life!

And when the day is through

I hope this star

keeps shining on in you

For without a doubt

you are

someone who's called 

to be
a star.

-Macrina Wiederkehr
Seasons of Your Heart: prayers and reflections