Peaceful Morning
July 30, 2009
I write this summer morning in the absolute peace of my God.
Dappled sunlight filters through the woods beyond the white rail fence outside my window. It faces east and the early light has that clear, magnified quality that promises a large body of salt water near-by. The vast Chesapeake Bay is a mile or so down the road and a cove touches the far pastures behind this house.
We have an unexpected and greatly appreciated coolness thanks to a slight cold front that settled here a few days ago. A/C off. Windows open, trees fully leaved and gently dancing in the breeze. Air so clear and alive.
Puppies and cats nap and I have finished early morning chores and settled down at the computer to work. The low steady hum of the room fan and the muted clack of this keyboard blend with the soft outdoor murmurs and mumbles.
And God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – adding the needed dimension.
Others ramble on and on extolling and examining the atmospheric conditions causing this extraordinary clarity and ionic-ly perfect balance. Fine, stay focused on the mechanical workings and scientific explanations. But don’t miss the essence.
The essence of this blessing. This breath out of time, this call to remove and refresh. Don’t be so caught up in the why, that you miss the Who.
Lord, don’t let me be so caught up in events and blessings and miss your very presence.
Let us, let me, breath your Holy Spirit, greedily again and then again with a surfeit of satisfaction. And let me, let us, just wait, content, loved and refreshed. This is about you God, about Abba, about the ability to enter into this grace because of the Son and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Teach us to be still…
And know I AM.
I AM is here. Enjoy.
“You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
Psalm 16:11 (Amplified Bible)
