Miss Kate let the five minute Friday word slip out a day or two early this week. I was grateful for that. It gave me moments in the busyness of my life to ponder a simple word. Still. We’ve pondered this word before which I wrote about as stillness. As I pondered this word I found myself rejecting the idea of writing about being still, but seeking more after the idea of quietness. And so I came to this poem Take the Quiet.
Take the quiet
Take the quiet
a moment here and there
Take the quiet
to listen
to ponder a thing anew
If you take the time
Daily to read
To see history
Through the eyes of God
If you grab a moment
to consider the
creator of the world, and
all that he has done
for me and you.
You’ll find yourself
surprised at how
those moments add
life and vitality
to your life and
increase your faith.
Add to those moments
of pondering,
of reading God’s Word,
adding now conversation, to thank,
to praise, to confess,
and before you know it
A living relationship formed.
All it takes
Is to take the quiet
Taking a moment
to reflect, To remember,
to see something greater
than you thought possible.
And you will find yourself
seeing God and,
bringing stillness within.
What Does God Have to Say?
Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of he Holy One is insight.”
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Mark 1:35 “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
This poem is beautiful! I truly needed this today. Thank you for sharing your creativity. It’s been a hectic week and I’ve strived to stop and take a breath. Wonderful words, much appreciated.
oh, I’m so glad that God worked through me for you. 🙂
Annette, I have found this to be so true in life! And its worth the time to cultivate a ‘moment here and there’ and I have been ‘surprised at how those moments add life and vitality to life and increase faith’ and I’m so thankful that He does that for us.
i know eh? God is so good at giving us what we need if we just take that moment eh?
I placed my hurry on the shelf,
picked up stillness and self-care,
but when I tried to find myself,
I found that I wasn’t there.
I assumed the Lotus Pose
(meant surely for the very young),
meditated on tip of my nose,
and I really felt quite dumb.
Then from a guru I acquired
what he said was holy crystal,
and when of New Age I got tired,
it became a target for my pistol.
Guess I don’t need shaman nor seer,
so I’ll settle for some Molson beer.
perhaps….
Definitely not enough quiet in most of our modern lives
Amie, FMF #14
so true
It seems that when we take a moment to be quiet, our Lord has a way of turning our thoughts towards him, doesn’t he? If we allow ourselves to be still and consider.
Glad my FMF was an encouragement to you today as well.
we need to just stop once in a while don’t we? This world is so noisy all the time.
I love the poem, especially the last stanza. I am so grateful it only takes a few moments to quiet ourselves before Him and we find the quietness we crave.
yes indeed.
So lovely! Thank you!
Love,
Annie FMF#11
thank you.
Good words. Thanks for sharing.
P.S. Did you take the photos? I was intrigued by the beautiful and unsual butterfly one. Never knew they had furry undersides.
Visiting from #34
my brother actually took that picture. He graciously allows me to use them.
Beautiful. What a great phrasing of a simple, needed time daily.
God is reminding me of much lately.