Thursday, November 20, 2008

Dear God,

Rest. What value can I place on rest? Without it my body would collapse. Without it my mind could not think. Without it my spirit could not soar. I would not be free to resume my life.

I rested. My colleagues rested. We sat back in your arms like a child in a mother's arms swinging on a porch swing. The lull, the rhythm brought calm, serenity, tranquility. I could feel my breathing relax, trusting in your will to be at peace.

The words break through my crusty soul, "The Lord is my shepherd...he leads me beside still waters, he restores my soul." The words lead me to you, to safety and security, to peace and still waters, to restoration and renewal. I know the feeling of the psalmist. I too know that restoration.

O Lord,
teach me,
teach me
your ways.
Teach me
to rest,
to ponder
and reflect,
to trust
and see
your hand,
to breathe
and know
your spirit
inside me.
Teach me
to linger
more and more
at your side.
Teach me
the way
of peace,
of harmony
and unity,
of rest,
restoration
and renewal.
Teach me
your way,
I pray.

Love, Andrea