Heart pumping
Stomach churning
Everyday
Soul ever yearning
Stressed out
Overloaded
Too many burdens
Carried
Shouldered
Scurry, hurry
Too much to do
Not enough time
Living a life of no reason
No rhyme
Needing Peace
To be still
To be quiet
Where to find it
Peace
To quell
The internal riot
From our strength?
Intelligence?
Our internal will?
Incense, chanting
Nothing will ever fill
The place in our soul
Where God longs to dwell
To bring Peace to our heart
While here on this Earth
This version of hell
Children of God
Captives set free
Hurried, harried
We no longer need to be
Saved from the wilderness
Set in the promised land
Daily allow your heart to rest
In His loving hand
Be still
And know that He is God
Let your worries
And your stress be released
Understand that Jesus Christ our Saviour
Is Jehovah Shalom
The Lord our Peace.
I love Eugene Paterson's version of Matt 11:28-30 (The Message)
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me.
Get away with me and you'll recover your life.
I'll show you how to take a real rest.
Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it.
Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.
Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
Lord, help me to grasp tightly to your ways. Help me to prioritise time with you, to rest with you, to listen to you, to be connected to you. That your ways and your character maybe formed in me. Amen!
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