Silence

Silence.

I love silence.  I love silent walks.  I love silent car rides.  I love silent mornings and afternoons.  I am comfortable with silence far past most people's parameters.

Silence is a starry night in the middle of Green Lake, WI.  The velvet blue sky is silent.  The green grass is silent.  The cool lake is silent.  And I am silent.

Silence is a few hours of sleep here or there.  Silence is a walk home from campus.

I find silence comforting, because in the silence I don't have to have the answers.  In the silence, I can listen for the words that God is speaking to my heart.

So I may be silent for a while.  My writing will probably be scarce.   

I need some time to ask God what he wants of me and for me.  I need some time in prayer, just with Him. 

"For God alone, my soul, wait in silence.  For my hope is in Him."  Psalm 62:5

The big leaps that I have been afraid of for awhile are here.  It is exciting and terrifying, and it is time for it to happen.

On February 15th, the internship application is out of my hands and into the hands of the internship directors.  It has always been, and will continue to be in God's hands.  I know that, and I have come to trust that more and more.

"Be still and know that I am God.  I will be exalted among the nations.  I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10

I am going to sit and wait in the silence for a while.  That is ok.  I know that God will speak.  God will make His will known at the perfect time.  With God it is an easy, and beautiful silence.

~SP

One of my favorite places to sit in silence.

Be Thou My Vision: New Years Resolutions

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart

Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art

Thou my best thought, by day or by night

Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light

Be Thou my vision.  God, may I see things in Your way.  May I seek Your will from the time I get up in the morning, to the moment that I lay my head down to rest at night.  May You be the guide of my mind and my heart; the guide of my footsteps.  May You be the director of the plans for my life.  May I look for You and seek You in all that I do.  Be the lamp that lights my path.

Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word

I ever with Thee, and Thou with me Lord

Thou my great Father, I Thy true son

Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one

God, be the captain of my heart and mind.  May Your spirit rest upon me in all decisions that I make.  May Your spirit guide my actions, and help me to choose my words.  May I seek to have a relationship with You, all of my days.  When others see me, let them see Your glory.  May they know whose daughter I am.  May they know Your grace.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise

Thou mine inheritance now and always

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart

High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art

God, help me to be generous in all ways.  Help me to know and trust that You will provide.  Remind me that there is none greater than the reward of life with You in Your kingdom.  Humble me, Lord.  Be first in my heart.  Be the first breath I have in the morning.  You are my treasure Lord.  None can compare.

High King of heaven, Thy victory won

May I reach Heaven's joy, O bright heaven's son

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall

Still be my vision, O Ruler of all

You are the High King of heaven.  You are great and there is none like you.  Wherever I may stumble along the way.  Whenever my life shall go off course.  Still be my vision.  You are the heart of my own heart.  The holder and protector of my heart.  

God, may you be my vision in the season ahead, and always.

Amen.