Lately I am discovering how much I need quiet, to just still myself before Him …
In quietness we come, Father, asking for the sweet communion of heaven. Direct us on how to remove the noise from our lives so that we might more readily hear from you. Thank you for quiet reflection and for bending low to speak your words of grace and love into our hearts. You are our rest. You are our salvation. You are our strength. As we are faithful to remove ourselves from distractions, continue in your faithfulness to reveal yourself to our needy hearts. Humbly we move to a place of silence to receive from you. Amen.
(from Beyond the Scars by F. Elaine Olsen, page 105)
“This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel says:”In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” (Isaiah 30:15)
Today I am joining … Give Me Grace and Spiritual Sundays and Sunday Stillness and Still Saturday and Scripture & a Snapshot .
May your soul find what it yearns for today – the gentle peace and strength found only in him, Joanne. You are his beloved and a blessing to know.
Pat, thank you for your kind words. He supplies exactly what we need!
Quietness is very important… and our world is rowdier and rowdier all the time. Much different than it was several generations ago… no planes, no cars, no TV, no constant round-and-about situations. HARD to focus on quietness, but absolutely necessary to focus on the Lord. Thanks.
Joanne, you raise a very interesting thought – it is much harder to find quiet. Made me realize, I must be intentional about having quiet. It will not happen by accident. Thank you!
I love the quietness of His presence – the whispered words of His wisdom.What we need to know He will tell us. The mysteries of life are secure in His hands. For in Him we live, move and have our being.
So true!
The benefits of quiet are amazing. May we both find moments of quietness in our week!
Amazing how clearly He instructs us to receive the restoration we require. Most of the time I rush in to do and accomplish my perfectly crafted plan. I’ll remember He said – Repentance and rest, quietness and trust. I’ve never received it so simply. A big thank you Joanne!
So true, Lisha! I rush to do and get things done as well. Perhaps we get more done in repentance & rest, quietness & trust than we ever realized. May we both find moments of quiet to sustain us this week. So grateful to be a part of your community!