The living room is lit only by natural light, which means it’s fairly dark on this cloudy, rainy day. As the woman sits on the couch, she faces the den, which has a window facing the front yard. This window provides most of the natural light that is filtering into the living room. The two other people in the room sit in recliners facing a large TV. All three of them are quietly living in the shadows of the moment. For once, the TV is not blaring because it is not even on. The silence is almost as deafening as an overly loud TV.
When will the time arrive? How long will it be?
Arriving together
Patience and Peace
This is when and where Patience and Peace arrive together. They have been here before – maybe not this exact location with these exact beings, but they do have plenty of experience.
Patience sits quietly next to the woman on the couch and holds the woman’s hand. Patience silently offers comfort with the whisper of a touch. Peace, on the other hand, has a slightly different role to play in these shadows.
Peace silently whispers to the woman’s soul, “Breathe in this moment. Breathe out your love.” Peace pauses and then says again to her soul, “Yes. Feel that cushion beneath you. In stillness resides what you need in and for this particular moment. Just be here. Be ready for this moment’s calling within that stillness.”
Final act
Practice and Presence
Peace looks over the woman’s head and communicates with Patience with just a look. Patience returns the look with a little bit of love added in. “Together,” they think, “we can help her through this.” And with that, Practice and Presence enter the room.
This isn’t the final scene, but it probably is part of the final act. This is just Practice along with Presence getting the woman ready for that final scene.
Grateful
Whispers
Patience continues to comfort the woman by holding her hand. Peace continues to give her encouragement by keeping the feeling of needing to do something at bay. Practice prepares her for the final scene while Presence fills the shadowy space holding everyone in their heart.
The woman whispers, “Thank you, Patience. Thank you, Peace. Thank you, Practice. Thank you, Presence. I am grateful for your gifts.”