The Kingdom of God

You look through the window
And see the wild beauty beyond
You see and long, but you are not fully part of it
You try to open the window, but it is locked
And you feel the separation
The iron frames and rusted lattice you cannot open
But then you find the key
And ease a window used to being closed
And the wind comes through
No glass now just this opening
And you gulp the air
And feel the softeners of the rain in your face
And the greens and blues calling you to be part of them
To go beyond the spectator stand
And enter in
So you climb through the window
You feel the ground
You taste the sky
You hold the wind in open hands
And find that your heart has opened too
And there is no longer any division
No in
No out

Richard Carter