A tide of gratitude envelopes me, every cell immersed in its presence.
A wave of acceptance washes over all that has become of me, and all that will be.
It feels like a glad dissolving, a disappearing into the Christ mystery.
As waves of fear recede, the self-less sand is carved up into new channels of grace.
And my loved ones, who keep my heart open and vulnerable, I release them into this wild sea of hope, as I stand on the shore of serenity.