Although
it was fourteen years ago, I remember the day and the moment as if it were
yesterday when my innocent little girl was swinging in the backyard “as high as
the sky.” With those glistening brown eyes she looked at me and profoundly
proclaimed a truth that has penetrated not only my thoughts but also the fabric
of my heart over the years. She asked, “Mom, have you ever LISTENED to a
beautiful day?”
Early
this morning there was darkness for the bright and shining sun had not burst
forth with its light over the horizon. Listening, you could hear the elusive
quietness that calms the spirit and soothes the soul. Looking around, you could
see the tranquil, short-lived stillness that permeates the lingering peace of
the night. Trees towering above, against a sky that would soon radiate a
multicolored prism of light, depicting a mighty, all-powerful, supreme God. It
is a new day dawning—whatever is in the past or whatever the future holds—there
are an infinite number of reasons to praise God for His blessings and call upon
His Holy, majestic name.
Lord,
may all the things of this world be “drowned out” by the quietness and
stillness that you alone can give in a world of busyness seemingly full of
“darkness” that brings “no light.” YOU, Heavenly Father, give LIGHT, and may we
know you and praise your Holiness…Sing with prayers to the changelessly
faithful One…Cry out for mercy…Blessed
be the name of the LORD.
Praying today to be still and KNOW God!
(Psalm
105: 1-4)
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