Being Still
“Be still and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.”
--Psalm 46:10
In the past I have written devotions focusing on “stillness” and this particular verse. Questions have been posed about the concept of “being still” and so today we pause in a moment of honesty and offer the following prayer. Maybe this will offer new insights; maybe it will pose new questions. Even if your personal life feels like you have a “full house” without the busyness of yet another day, I believe taking a moment with this prayer could be helpful----
As you already know, all-knowing Creator, stillness seems the hardest for me.
My life is filled with clanging and clattering.
There are even times I deliberately create noise to fill the silence.
Sometimes it’s the radio and sometimes I just talk to myself.
In some silent moment today
Give me courage to look inward and meet you in the deep places of my heart.
Come to me and bring the healing, restoration, forgiveness and reconciliation I long for.
And, as you already know, I probably won’t stay still long enough.
My agenda seems so full.
Could you teach me how to “be still” in the midst of motion? Amen.
Dance well with the stillness!
Ben Keckler
02.11.09
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