Directions: Have ladies settle into a comfortable position and close their eyes

It is evening — You are standing, holding a single sheet of paper, folded in your hand

You open it and find the one word you’ve been waiting to hear

“Come”

You feel your breath and heart rate quicken

He doesn’t need to elaborate any further

Without hesitation, you head out into the night to meet Him.

As you walk toward the meeting place, you look up at the night sky

You take time to notice the brilliance of the stars

And the moon as it casts its silvery light on the path ahead of you

As you continue, you notice a gentle breeze blowing

The way that it whispers through the leaves and the grasses along the path

The way that it raises a chill along your arms

The long list of things that seemed so urgent just a few minutes before have all but faded from your mind

You are thankful for the gifts of the senses, for the ability to make this nighttime journey

You are thankful to be alive

You are thankful to feel the breath in your lungs

Pausing to be amazed by this thing you are usually unaware of happening within you

I am breathing in now

I am breathing out now

He is waiting, right where you knew He would be

He smiles as you approach

And gestures for you to sit down beside Him

You do

Leaning into His warmth

Where you can just be — chosen and safe and loved