Being Still

Be still and know that I am God. psalm 46:10

 
I love this verse. It is beyond a shadow of a doubt my life verse. This verse first came on to my spiritual radar when I was in college. About the time it did I went on a retreat to a Trappist monastery with a Catholic student group. I wasn’t Catholic but many of my friends were. The week we went was Holy Week. I spent many hours in silent prayer. I did this specifically using a form of prayer called centering prayer.   It was new to me. That was when I first discovered a sense of solitude and experientially grasped knowing God through stillness.
 
I get too busy now. I know I get too busy. Fortunately, this last week as I have enjoyed time with my family on a week of vacation I am reminded of the incredible need we have to slow down and be still before God. We need to be with God and people in ways that are some what purposeless other than being together. Yesterday, I moseyed through museums with my family and played a card game in a restaurant with no real time agenda. The clock didn’t matter. This was good.
 
Tonight I am going to sit up, watch movies with my family, eat gelato and wake up when I wake up. The clock doesn’t matter.
 
We need time with God where the clock doesn’t matter. Time when we aren’t looking for anything from God. Time which is simply spent being. That’s what I learned long ago when I sat many hours silently with God. It’s what I am reminded of as I once again spend timeless time with my family. I hope you make time for time that is timeless.
 

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