The words that returned from a long-lost poem
On the morning of 16th June 2026, I woke up with these two sentences in my mind: Heaven is at a distance and God does not forget.
Around 20 years back, during my early spiritual awakening days, I used to maintain a small notebook filled with spiritual, inspirational reflections, stories and poems.
One such poem was written on a loose paper that remained tucked inside that notebook for many years.
A few years ago, while clearing out old belongings, I decided to keep the notebook, but tore that page that had the poem.
That poem was the same poem whose last lines re-entered my consciousness on the morning of 16 June 2026.
It is an old Christian poem. Though the internet has versions that are altered, the opening lines I remember are this:
The world will strip you of your failings
And hide the good you do…
The closing lines I remember are this:
So, lift your burdens gladly
Nor falter, fear or fret
For heaven is at a distance
And God does not forget
As a writer, I am surrounded by thoughts, words and books. I write, scribble and tear up so many things, I don’t even remember. But, God notices and remembers everything.
In my spiritual journey, I am used to receiving meditation messages, dreams & visions, and I note them down all. But this was different.
Imagine a poem copied onto a loose page, tucked inside an old notebook for over twenty years, then torn up and discarded thinking it's not so relevant... only for its last two lines to return to my mind after decades!
It shook my understanding of how reality works. So much so that I spent the entire day in a daze. It took me more than two days to absorb the magnitude of this synchronicity. :)
It made me realise: Everything is seen, remembered, and recorded in ways far beyond current human understanding.
