Quietness

Quietness

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Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind. 
Ecclesiastes 4:6 ESV

I recently took a couple of weeks off from this blog, because I felt God calling me to refocus and unload many activities. Though I am back to posting, I have shed some activities and am trying to be careful not to commit to things without prayer. Today’s poetry is a reflection from my journey, and I hope it may help you on yours. Have a blessed Memorial Day everyone, as we all take a day to quietly reflect on the sacrifices made for the peace we now enjoy. 

Will there never more be silence
When the heaven fills with songs
And the voice of men and angels
Shout all praise to God belongs

When the mountains leap for gladness
And the forests clap their hands
Will there no place of quietness
In God’s almighty plans?

Oh, we may have a calm assurance
That when evening shadows flee
He has promised lambs may come and rest
And with their Shepherd safely be

Quietness by Peter Caligiuri
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A Need For Quietness

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I truly appreciate the fellowship I have come to share here on Word Press with a small circle of folks, but I am impressed with the sense that I am overstretched and trying to do too many things. So for a while, I may sometimes check in on Saturdays, but will otherwise take a sabbatical from both reading and posting. Nothing terrible is happening here, I simply have a longing to focus more on less, and spend more time listening to what God has to say. Since I have accumulated a number of interesting scripture/photo combinations, I leave them as a small gift and will see everybody back here when the time is right. Blessings to all!

The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. 
Isaiah 32:17 NKJV

Quiet Sunday Thoughts- Selah

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Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of Hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. 
Selah. Psalm 46:10-11 NKJV

“Selah…The pause is not an exclamation of dismay, but merely a rest in music. We do not suspend our song in alarm, but tune our harps again with deliberation amid the tumult of the storm.” Charles Spurgeon

For our quiet Sunday thoughts I am sharing a song by Lindsay Brackin of Sounds Like Reign. We used to sing the words of this Psalm in church but I have not heard it for many years. I pray that you may find a moment of quiet stillness and a Selah in your busy schedule today. May the words of the Lord enlighten your eyes, make you wise in His service and convert your soul to rest in Him and trust in His word forever. Selah