A vivid sensing came today: it is us in our busy days with our needs churning within us looking hither, thither for answers. We are busy reading off the Net, taking notes, making plans, trying to squeeze any juice of hope from these mostly dry places just to keep going. How nice to be able to just stop, have a totally lazy day and chill! But the wheels crank on and our hearts long for a rest that is deep, satisfying, and renewing.
How nice.
Recently i saw that magnum opus of a movie Gravity. Many minutes into the show, I felt a sensation of weightlesness and a slight sense of anxiety coming over me as i witnessed Sandra Bullock float-leap-crawl from space to space. It felt better whenever she was inside some capsule, but O, the endless expanse of space... and that dread moment when her colleague Clooney cut off the tether... Solid ground, give me solid ground - and soon! It was a palpable relief when she finally landed on earth.
Psalm 33v22 ~
YHWH, let your faithful love rest on us,
as our hope has rested in you.
We look up to people, watch for signs that the circumstances have shifted, yearn to hear a 'well done', 'thank you', 'I love you'.... and we are restless. God is near but so so far. Holiness is a benchmark we strive for rather than the amazing Grace presence that has opened up to us and now touches every little spot of our lives.
But - after the roving and roaming, if we will, our need for hope, our sense of hope can connect with Hope itself, tethered safe.
When we can stop clambering, worried and scared to death that we won't make it; and gather all of what we need and long for into a bundle and sit with God.
Let our hope -- rest . in . You!
Then, we shall see that God is waiting for us to be still enough to feel his Love resting upon us.
How nice.
Recently i saw that magnum opus of a movie Gravity. Many minutes into the show, I felt a sensation of weightlesness and a slight sense of anxiety coming over me as i witnessed Sandra Bullock float-leap-crawl from space to space. It felt better whenever she was inside some capsule, but O, the endless expanse of space... and that dread moment when her colleague Clooney cut off the tether... Solid ground, give me solid ground - and soon! It was a palpable relief when she finally landed on earth.
Psalm 33v22 ~
YHWH, let your faithful love rest on us,
as our hope has rested in you.
We look up to people, watch for signs that the circumstances have shifted, yearn to hear a 'well done', 'thank you', 'I love you'.... and we are restless. God is near but so so far. Holiness is a benchmark we strive for rather than the amazing Grace presence that has opened up to us and now touches every little spot of our lives.
But - after the roving and roaming, if we will, our need for hope, our sense of hope can connect with Hope itself, tethered safe.
When we can stop clambering, worried and scared to death that we won't make it; and gather all of what we need and long for into a bundle and sit with God.
Let our hope -- rest . in . You!
Then, we shall see that God is waiting for us to be still enough to feel his Love resting upon us.
Yes, things will happen, people will hurt and disappoint, we will make dastardly mistakes...but we are never cut off to float into nothingness. What's more, we can regularly, deliberately, gather our life-bundle and sit with God, learning to be still enough to experience the Holy One loving us. Wow.
{here's one way: A Quiet Morning }
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