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Be still and know that I am God...
Ps. 46:11
It takes some, time, Lord,
to actually settle down,
take a few deep breaths, relax
and really be still in your presence...
But way too often I don't slow down all that much.
I steal a few free minutes, my cell phone still in hand.
I think I'm praying but my mind and my attention
are a hundred miles away...
I read a few words, close my eyes, and hope for the best...
Real prayer comes when I put on the brakes,
pull off my day's highway, step aside from my schedule,
make a place to be quiet and still,
clear some space in my mind
and then wait, in my heart's chapel,
wait for you, Lord...
The waiting is the hard part, Lord.
I know you're there, by my side - you're not hiding
but I think sometimes I'm waiting to see you with my eyes
when you're waiting to reveal yourself in my heart...
sometimes I'm waiting to hear your voice in my ears
when you're waiting to speak to me in the scriptures...
and sometimes I'm waiting for your hand on my shoulder
when you're waiting to touch my soul...
This Lent, Lord, teach me to wait for your presence
beside me, around me, and especially within me
and keep me mindful that only in the stillness, Lord,
only in the quiet, will I find you...
Your presence is
a fine, translucent mist,
spun of the Spirit's breath;
a soft but steady light,
shining in my soul:
a holy wisdom,
whispering in my heart...
And though I wait to find you, Lord,
I know that first - you wait for me...
You wait for me to slow my step and find you by my side...
You wait for me to nod my thoughts in your direction,
to tip my heart towards you when grateful,
to open my soul and call out your name...
You wait for me with help for this day's problems...
You wait for me with mercy for my failings...
You wait for me with healing for my bruises...
You wait for me with peace to ease my sorrow...
You wait for me with light to fill my darkness...
You wait for me with grace to bless my nights...
You wait for me to make some time and find a place
where I might rest and wait for you...
And while I know you understand when I pray like this,
I also know your first desire is for me to know you,
to know your love for me and to love you in return....
Your first desire is to reveal yourself for who you are:
the One who's waited for me since before all time;
the One who waits for me when I'm faithful and when I'm not;
the One who waits for me to wait for you...
Help me, Lord, to be still that I might find you,
help me wait for you, my Lord and God...
And in the quiet, in the stillness,
let me find peace, even in the waiting:
in my waiting for you and in your waiting for me...
Amen.
Be still and know that I am God...
TweetIt takes some, time, Lord,
to actually settle down,
take a few deep breaths, relax
and really be still in your presence...
But way too often I don't slow down all that much.
I steal a few free minutes, my cell phone still in hand.
I think I'm praying but my mind and my attention
are a hundred miles away...
I read a few words, close my eyes, and hope for the best...
Real prayer comes when I put on the brakes,
pull off my day's highway, step aside from my schedule,
make a place to be quiet and still,
clear some space in my mind
and then wait, in my heart's chapel,
wait for you, Lord...
The waiting is the hard part, Lord.
I know you're there, by my side - you're not hiding
but I think sometimes I'm waiting to see you with my eyes
when you're waiting to reveal yourself in my heart...
sometimes I'm waiting to hear your voice in my ears
when you're waiting to speak to me in the scriptures...
and sometimes I'm waiting for your hand on my shoulder
when you're waiting to touch my soul...
This Lent, Lord, teach me to wait for your presence
beside me, around me, and especially within me
and keep me mindful that only in the stillness, Lord,
only in the quiet, will I find you...
Your presence is
a fine, translucent mist,
spun of the Spirit's breath;
a soft but steady light,
shining in my soul:
a holy wisdom,
whispering in my heart...
And though I wait to find you, Lord,
I know that first - you wait for me...
You wait for me to slow my step and find you by my side...
You wait for me to nod my thoughts in your direction,
to tip my heart towards you when grateful,
to open my soul and call out your name...
You wait for me with help for this day's problems...
You wait for me with mercy for my failings...
You wait for me with healing for my bruises...
You wait for me with peace to ease my sorrow...
You wait for me with light to fill my darkness...
You wait for me with grace to bless my nights...
You wait for me to make some time and find a place
where I might rest and wait for you...
And while I know you understand when I pray like this,
I also know your first desire is for me to know you,
to know your love for me and to love you in return....
Your first desire is to reveal yourself for who you are:
the One who's waited for me since before all time;
the One who waits for me when I'm faithful and when I'm not;
the One who waits for me to wait for you...
Help me, Lord, to be still that I might find you,
help me wait for you, my Lord and God...
And in the quiet, in the stillness,
let me find peace, even in the waiting:
in my waiting for you and in your waiting for me...
Amen.
Be still and know that I am God...
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