not too far

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hey sunshine.

i know you're tired, and i know you want to go back. back across the yellow-dotted road, miles and miles, back to the where Summer houses. i know you can hardly stand it here, but i know that our God is good and that He is with you even now. He will be with you wherever you go.

look up. see the big dipper? oh, you can see her back Home where the cicadas lie in the grass and hum their tune. and if you can see her from there, you know you're not too far.

not too far.

hey, don't be afraid to love and love and love. don't be afraid to take in the whole sky and feel that overwhelm who you are. don't be afraid to open those eyes as wide as you can and see the things put before you. don't be afraid to say hello.

and if you are afraid, do it anyway. she told you. she told you. take heart, small one, and believe. and trust and run and go for it. don't look back. seek the One who made you. don't quiver. don't tremble.

the Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.

see you soon. x