Be Still and Know that I am God!
"Be Still and Know that I AM God."
Psalm 46:10
The equation I used to believe was: to be still was to be quiet. To be quiet was to be in silence.
The act of silence is very difficult for me. I enjoy good conversation and lively debates, and the sounds of music, radio, and television. I have tried to allow silence to envelop me so that through this stillness or quiet, I could come closer to God. I guess that I am God's squirmy child when it comes to sitting in the stillness. I find myself sitting, waiting for the sounds of birds chirping outside the Church where we have gathered to pray, and, in desperate times, the sound of the radiator hissing as it heats up the adoration chapel.
The willful act of silence is a virtue on which I am still working.
Distractions plague me, too. However, in my distractions, I think. If I am wise, I also the Holy Spirit to direct my thoughts when in the state of distraction.
The equation I used to believe was: to be still was to be quiet. To be quiet was to be in silence.
The act of silence is very difficult for me. I enjoy good conversation and lively debates, and the sounds of music, radio, and television. I have tried to allow silence to envelop me so that through this stillness or quiet, I could come closer to God. I guess that I am God's squirmy child when it comes to sitting in the stillness. I find myself sitting, waiting for the sounds of birds chirping outside the Church where we have gathered to pray, and, in desperate times, the sound of the radiator hissing as it heats up the adoration chapel.
The willful act of silence is a virtue on which I am still working.
Distractions plague me, too. However, in my distractions, I think. If I am wise, I also the Holy Spirit to direct my thoughts when in the state of distraction.
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