Psalm 62

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Psalm 62  

For God alone my soul in silence waits; *
from him comes my salvation.
² He alone is my rock and my salvation, *
my stronghold, so that I shall not be greatly shaken.
³ How long will you assail me to crush me,
all of you together, *
as if you were a leaning fence, a toppling wall?
⁴ They seek only to bring me down from my place of honor; *
lies are their chief delight.
⁵ They bless with their lips, *
but in their hearts they curse.
⁶ For God alone my soul in silence waits; *
truly, my hope is in him.
⁷ He alone is my rock and my salvation, *
my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken.
⁸ In God is my safety and my honor; *
God is my strong rock and my refuge.
⁹ Put your trust in him always, O people, *
pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge.
¹⁰ Those of high degree are but a fleeting breath, *
even those of low estate cannot be trusted.
¹¹ On the scales they are lighter than a breath, *
all of them together.
¹² Put no trust in extortion;
in robbery take no empty pride; *
though wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
¹³ God has spoken once, twice have I heard it, *
that power belongs to God.
¹⁴ Steadfast love is yours, O Lord, *
for you repay everyone according to his deeds.

Think

For God alone my soul in silence waits...

I have been waiting, searching, looking frantically for something. I'm not sure what I am looking for, its like when I miss place my keys and I know that I had them once, not to long ago and I frantically tear the room apart looking for them but they are no where to be seen.  I know that this is not the way to find God however, frantically screaming "here I am God, come and talk to me" talk to me now God, because I need to hear your voice.  This is not the way that God works in our lives.  Unfortunately, because if it were I would be having daily dialogues with the Almighty. 
For God alone my soul in silence waits...
How often is my soul in silence?  Really? Not as often as I wish it were.  Not as often as I could see it happen, how often is my soul instead ignored, placed in a corner without anyone willing to come and rescue it.  How can I be searching what I need, knowing what I need and ignoring what I need simultaneously?  It's called being human.  There are things that demand immediate attention, and there are other things that are seemingly secondary... but I have my priorities reversed. 
For God alone my soul in silence waits...

This week was the first time since putting this resolution into effect that I wasn't able/ didn't make time to sit in silence and it has left me feeling hungry and frantic.



Pray

Dear Lord, Give me strength to quiet my mind, and silence my soul so that I can hear your voice daily.  Remind me of the primacy of your love.  Remind me of the necessity of your love.  Remind me that all power belongs to you.  Amen

Contemplate

30 minutes centering prayer