Lately my thoughts have been turning
to Psalm 23.
it is so familiar,
and yet so easy to forget.
“The Lord is my Shepherd,
I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down
in green pastures,
he refreshes my soul.”
Even though our lives
are chaotic, stressful,
and at times,
our hearts and minds
feel messy,
we have this amazing claim
to be “still” in the mess, in the race.
We can close our eyes
and feel the light of Jesus
touch our face,
just as we long for the warmth
and light in a Northern Winter.
There, we can meet him,
and walk with him.
We can hear the stream move
over the rocks,
we can feel the cool,
thick grass
under our bare feet.
We can enjoy the giant, towering trees
standing sentinel around us,
but most importantly of all…
we walk next to the Prince of Peace,
our friend, our saviour, lover of our souls,
Jesus.
We stop,
we sit with him
on the bank of the stream.
The grass is slightly damp, but soft.
We look at the flowing water and we
watch the light
glint off of it.
We take in nature’s twinkling gems
and we breathe in the fresh air.
We look at the man beside us
and he looks at us,
we smile at one another.
His eyes are filled with love and peace.
We feel wrapped in this silent acceptance,
this silent love.
The fullness of love and promise
fills our hearts and minds,
reminding us our purpose in life is simple:
to be loved by God, by Jesus.
And to love him with all our
hearts, minds, souls, and strength,
and let that love spill out on anyone
in our vicinity.
In kindness,
in smiles, in patience.
We touch people around us in the small ways,
as the peace, love and acceptance our Lord has for us,
flows from us,
just as a stream flows over the rocks.
We open our eyes
and we are still here,
in our life,
in our chaos,
but we are reminded of the stillness that we have
in Him.
”Be Still, and know that I am God”
he reminds us.
It is a gentle whisper, not a rebuke.
It is an invitation, not a demand.
Be still and close your eyes,
breathe and enjoy His presence.
Faith mind fight 
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