Wednesday, July 5,
2017
“Truly I have set my soul in
tranquility and silence.” (Psalm 131:2)
Every single one of us can
benefit from creating more room for tranquility, silence and peace In our
lives. It is important to see these things as necessities rather than as
luxuries which we have little time for in our busy lives.
I’ve enjoyed some tranquil time
during my vacation period and my reading has helped by reminding me just how
important (and DESIRABLE) these things are. Over the vacation I had a chance to
visit one of my favorite bookstores, tucked away in a hidden corner of the
Berkshires in western Massachusetts. Whenever I go there I find at least one
book which seemed to be waiting for me to discover it. (Sometimes I think that
we don’t necessarily choose a book; the book chooses us, and that is what
happened to me during my browsing.)
The book which “found me” is
called “The Calm Center: reflections and meditations for Spiritual Awakening”
by Steve Taylor.
The following lines from one of
his meditations has been drawing me towards moments of contemplation, silence,
stillness and peace. Perhaps they will serve you as well:
Let your mind
become as empty as a cloudless sky
and as calm as
the surface of a lake
until your
depths are rich with stillness
and the channel
is wide and clear enough
for the secrets
to flow through
and reveal
themselves to you.
If you can reach this state,
even for a brief moment, God will speak to your heart of things which you need
so, so much.
God bless you!
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