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WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

I do not sit still very well, never have.  My mom tells me I used to eat meals walking around the table.  I still eat most meals that way.  As I sit with Brenda, I get antsy.  Ezekiel noticed and pulled me aside.  I told him I need something to do.  He said, “you are doing something.”  “How about you just sit here and relax?”

I am unsure I know how to do that so I could use some prayers. 

The Psalmist speaks to me today, “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10.  I begin now disciplining myself to rejoice in being still.  This is a new world for me and requires great trust.  All these years I always just ran to the next thing I needed to do.  Now being still is all there is.  Here is what I have learned so far, in just a few days.

1.        Brenda wants me to be still.  That alone is reason enough to learn how to do it.

2.       TV, as ludicrous as I see it, can be part of being still.

3.       I can be still in shifts now.  Maybe in a while I will last a little longer.

4.       The most important part of being still is trust.  The deeper I trust in God, the more valuable is my being still.  Trust leads to a deeper relationship. Stillness with God keeps the light on.  In years past whenever I tried to be still with God, we got into an argument.  Trust has replaced arguing.  I am learning my place at the table.  Perhaps as we share communion this week and light candles on Friday, we can begin by simply being still, trusting.

~Grace and Peace ~
Pastor Ernie