Sometimes I struggle
to come to terms
with all that I am.
I find that I use many labels
to describe myself,
some of which
I’m uneasy with
and certainly not proud of.

Today,
as I sit in prayer
in the church of St George
in Belfast
I have a sense
that all of the labels
that I use to describe myself
are falling away.
I feel that I am somehow being distilled
so that only my essential essence remains.
I have a sense
that God and me are intertwined,
inextricably linked.

Only two labels now remain:
I am Claire;
I am loved by My God.

Now, I am now at peace with myself.

As I leave the church
and resume my walk to work
I have a sense
that my relationship with My God
is a conundrum,
a puzzle:
when I delve into My God
I find my true self
and when I delve into myself
I find My God.

© Claire Murray