BE STILL

'How 'bout not equating death with stopping...' (Alanis Morissette, 'Thank U')
 
We fear to slow, and stop. We fear it, because it can be the picture of either the serene, peaceful, or the despairing, deceased.
 
This morning I was thinking on a famous verse in the Bible. A short verse, that I have seen on bookmarks and stickers since I was a kid. It says,
 
'Be still and know that I am God.' (Psalm 46:10)
 
Imagine, for a moment, that God is speaking this to you. Right now in the midst of your life, your pressures, your fears. You have questions, but God answers, 'Be still, my child. Rest. I hold you. I see. I know.'
 
Also, in this moment, God gently tilts our chin upward, lifts our eyes to his. He not only calls us to be still, but directs our hearts and minds towards himself, '... and know that I am God.'
 
Today let Christ speak this line to you. Let your questions sail away from your mind, and let God's spirit and presence be the answer. Be still for a moment, and know that he is God.