Missy's Song

Those who have read The Shack by Wm. Paul Young know that Missy is the daughter of the book's main character, Mack. In the course of the story, Mack hears Sarayu, the personification of the Holy Spirit, sing Missy's song:

"And she began to sing, with a voice like an autumn wind; a sound of turning leaves and forests slowly slumbering, the tones of oncoming night and a promise of new days dawning. ..."

Breathe in me ... deep

That I might breathe ... and live

And hold me close that I might sleep

Soft held by all you give

Come kiss me wind and take my breath

Till you and I are one

And we will dance among the tombs

Until all death is gone

And no one knows that we exist

Wrapped in each other's arms

Except the One who blew the breath

That hides me safe from harm

Come kiss me wind and take my breath

Till you and I are one

And we will dance among the tombs

Until all death is gone

For me, this was the most beautiful passage in the entire book, words so moving that they are able to push aside my fear of death, at least momentarily, with the hint of an experience that is more than this life, and much more than I can begin to imagine.