Wednesday; September 17
Our world seems to be in chaos. There are a lot of people who are running around (figuratively and literally) trying to be seen and heard. We post, we protest, we preach. While there are times when this can be appropriate, I also believe there are times when we need to back off and take a breath. In the midst of crises, there are times when it might do us good to chill and regroup. Again, this may seem to be counter-intuitive when we feel like we are in some kind of conflict, but maybe that is where we are struggling. Who are our enemies – and are they really opposed to us? Do we really have to stand up for the Lord – or is our place in support of Him? One of my favorite bits of spiritual wisdom comes from Psalm 46:10, “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”. Many of us may have heard this translated as, “Be still and know that I am God …”;...