Be Still
A centering prayer on Psalm 46:10
The following flowed out of a time of quieting my soul with this single verse from the Psalms. I share it here as an example of sitting unhurriedly with an invitation, pondering its meaning, and speaking out my response.
Be still and know that I am God.
You are God over all….loving….able….sustaining all that is.
You are God and I am not.
I acknowledge, Lord, my anxiety….my efforts to accomplish….to control….
I release them to you and choose–for this moment–to simply be still in your presence.
Be still and know that I am….
I AM….light….love….goodness….righteousness.
You are the bread of life, sufficient for my need.
The Good Shepherd, who takes care of his sheep.
You are the All-Sufficient One….enough….more than enough.
I want to rest today in your sufficiency for me.
Be still and know….
Knowledge which pauses….opens up….looks eye-to-eye….embraces.
I desire to know you more, Lord….deeper….more intimately.
Reveal yourself to me as I wait on you.
Be still ….
In this stillness I quiet my thoughts….
Still my heart ….
Notice my breathing….regulate it….slow it down a notch….
At last I am free to….
Be….
In your presence….
Savouring the silence….
Ready to hear whatever you desire to whisper into my heart today.
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