The Little Things That Comfort Our Hearts

There are those sweet times
when we get to be near
the ones we love and enjoy.
These are the most precious,
because to be near
is to hear.

You never know the things
that will touch a persons heart
in moments while doing life together.
It's the reassurances heard
in-between the lines of our words.
It's the little gestures
where the love can be felt.

I love how you mentioned
that you missed my home
as you walked in.
We were both so very tired from
our long shift of working hard.
You had picked me up
and then had to stop by my place
to drop me back off.
You came in and I sat my tired self
on one of the bar stools.
You hopped up on the corner
of the counter-top and we chatted.
There was mention
of missing times like these -
times that we've had
from time to time
in the many years
of our friendship.
Life can get pretty busy
and these busier seasons help us
to appreciate the times
of quiet...the togetherness
of simply being together
and the chance for the heart
to be free to unload.
Never is the precious gift
of the opportunity
of being together spoiled
when there is no rush,
no pressure to have to do or say,
or the need to have or to be
something we aren't.

Being, is a precious thing.
So is being enough and resting
in the place of belonging.
Insecurities can melt away,
defenses need not be raised,
when you know someone
will always love you for you.

There is much more that happens
in the undercurrent
of our genuine love
for one another.
If only one could find the words
for the spiritual happenings
when we are in a place of rest
with one another.