“Withdraw into your heart, and speak there with God who listens.” – St. Augustine
My quiet time each morning is the most precious part of my day.
I usually rise before the sun, and before anyone in my home.
I start the coffee and empty the dishwasher in the few minutes while it brews.
I turn on a small light in the corner of my family room and I sit with God.
I begin by offering my own little prayer of invitation…
“Come Holy Spirit. Come be with me in this pocket of quiet prayer. Help me to keep my heart open to God’s word, and to carry his message with me throughout my day.”
It’s during those quiet moments that I realize nothing else really matters. The clutter on my kitchen counters, the laundry that needs to be done, the task list for the day.
Everything can wait.
My mornings are precious, they are mine and mine alone with God and I cherish them.
The noise of life, the distractions, the chaos we endure each day, it’s all the work of the enemy to draw us away from Him.
See Revelation 12:17 – So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
Today’s passage is a subtle reminder that despite all of my lofty intentions for growth and progress, silence and stillness is the way.
I’ve learned God speaks in the silence.
God listens in the silence.
God knows our hearts.
And he loves us always.
Psalm 46:10 – Be still and know that I am God.
Today…for me and for you, I pray for more stillness, more silence, more peace, more love. Amen.
