Recently I took Matt fishing at out favorite spot in town. I love to stand back and watch Matt. As he sat in stillness and silence, I thought about how that is so hard for so many of us to do that these days. Being content in stillness and silence are beneficial life skills. In order to grow stronger in them, we need to put them into practice. With all that is calling our attention, taking time to be still and silent may not be a priority.

Yet it's never in the busyness, the rushing around, the craziness of doing that gives us clarity, perspective, and peace. It is in the stillness, the silence, the quiet, the calm where we create enough margin to grow these qualities within.

As many of us wrap up the school year, and all of us step towards summer, may we take time to...

pause. breathe. pray.™

May we make a point of scheduling time in our day, and our week, to be still and silent with God. May this time with God help us grow content in stillness and silence and be a time of rest and renewal for our hearts, minds and souls. May this time in stillness and silence help us gain clarity and perspective for our days. And may we, like Matt, experience rest in our souls by being, instead of doing.

With love and hope,

Shawn

He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. -Psalm 23:2-3