...thousands of years ago...

...along the distant shore of an ancient vista...

...the foundation was laid...


...beyond a chasm of stars and an ocean of dark waters...

...from the whispers of a lost, unspoken past...

...the path was set at long last...


...for rejuvenation...

...rebirth...


You are the Breath. You are the Fire.



Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

- Psalm 119:105


Lead, kindly Light, amidst the grey and gloom
The night is long and I am far from home
Here in the dark, I do not ask to see
The path ahead-one step enough for me
Lead on, lead on, kindly Light.

I was not ever willing to be led
I could have stayed, but I ran instead
In spite of fear, I followed my pride
My eyes could see, but my heart was blind
Lead on, lead on, kindly Light.

And in the night, when I was afraid
Your feet beside my own on the way
Each stumbling step where other men have trod
Shortens the road leading home to my God

Lead on, lead on,
My God, My God,
Lead on, lead on, kindly Light.

- Audrey Assad - "Lead Kindly Light"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piUDbCtgymw


Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see—
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

- Henry F. Lyte - "Abide With Me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deJDkU6qiGE

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I just want to say how grateful I am to have received this new piece from  aerokat! I absolutely love [i]everything[i] about this piece, and I'm so happy with the end result of all her hard work and effort. This surpassed virtually all my expectations, and for that I am immensely grateful. If you'd like to see more of her great art, check out her gallery here.

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