A Journey Within

Patience & Prayer

Chinmay Kumar Choudhury
ILLUMINATION
Published in
2 min readApr 6, 2024

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Reflections on Faith and Waiting

Photo by Osama Saeed on Unsplash

In the garden where patience flourishes,
And prayers float on gentle winds,
Let me paint a portrait of words,
Of faith’s soft whispers and waiting’s gentle hug.

You, who seek comfort in the quiet,
Listen as I reveal the secrets of the heart,
For in the calm exhale of evening’s breath,
We find the strength to endure, to believe, to strive.

As I stand under the canopy of stars,
I feel the burden of uncertainty,
Yet, in the depths of my soul, I find,
A glimmer of hope, a constant presence in the darkness.

You, dear reader, with weary eyes,
Yearning for answers in the silence,
Know that within the depths of your being,
Resides a reservoir of strength, of unshakeable faith.

For patience is not passive resignation,
But a firm trust in the hidden,
A journey of surrender and acceptance,
Where each moment is a testament to divine love.

In the quilt of time, stitched with strands of gold,
Each stitch a prayer, each tie a promise,
I find comfort in the melody of the universe,
And in the quiet sighs of my soul’s yearning.

You, who walk this path beside me,
Know that you are not alone,
For in the arms of patience and prayer,
We find communion with the divine, with each other.

Let us journey together, hand in hand,
Through the valleys of uncertainty,
For in the stillness, in the waiting,
We discover the beauty of our shared humanity.

And when the dawn breaks, and the shadows flee,
We shall stand as testament to the power of faith,
For in patience and prayer, we find,
The strength to endure, the courage to hope, the grace to love.

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