tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501996593127787714.post6436898233805605012..comments2024-03-25T20:07:30.468-05:00Comments on Jenifer Metzger : Be StillJenifer Metzgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01347866547000559113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501996593127787714.post-9135344541574806072016-11-05T23:01:18.883-05:002016-11-05T23:01:18.883-05:00Thanks for sharing this post. I was just talking t...Thanks for sharing this post. I was just talking to my husband about how sometimes I'd like to be him because he can just sit and do nothing, while I feel guilty if I'm not doing something. I think I needed to hear this post to be reminded that I need to be still in the mornings with God before I start my day.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987575606728573709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501996593127787714.post-56406751032444036322016-11-05T14:14:54.108-05:002016-11-05T14:14:54.108-05:00Thank you for sharing. I love how you say, "S...Thank you for sharing. I love how you say, "Sometimes it is good to listen to your beloved's heartbeat and breathing." That is a beautiful way to say it. God bless!Jenifer Metzgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347866547000559113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501996593127787714.post-76001556036907890202016-11-05T05:05:35.365-05:002016-11-05T05:05:35.365-05:00it is hard to imagine that this is the first comme...it is hard to imagine that this is the first comment to your beautiful text. Friday I was explaining the quiet and still. Oh how I love the quiet at home when I can hear ceiling fans in other rooms, knowing others are sleeping soundly, without noise.<br />Having pondered and written a bit, I offer the following personal note:<br /><br />In the Stillness...<br /><br />“Be still, and know that I am God.<br />I will be exalted among the nations,<br />I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalms 46:10 (ESV)<br /><br />Often visiting Dad or Mom, we did not talk much, rather ate or watched tv together. Mom and I often discussed scripture, but Dad and I were often silent as he watched westerns or sports such as wrestling, football or fishing. Frequently there were outbursts of criticism or laughter over something silly or ridiculous. <br /><br />Sometimes there was a project, like when we harvested from Dad's home garden in season. Most often there was simple presence. With an active mind wanting to DO something, I sometimes left disappointed that I hadn't really spent "quality time" with them. Mom had said that she was glad to see me and that we didn't have to do anything. Apologizing one time, I was stunned by Dad's response that he knew that we were busy with life and sometimes nothing is needed to say or do, adding that we think about each other even when we are apart.<br />So it is with prayer, like Mary, just sit at His feet, present and still. She was listening to Him. Sometimes it is good to listen to your beloved's heartbeat and breathing.<br />The psalm that instructs us to "be still and know," is simple. We tend to think and talk and do things. Being still, truly still, and simply knowing that He is God, takes some dedication to simply being. We are awed by God. He said He will be exalted. Be still and know. <br />It takes me to the precious times with my wife, children, Mom or Dad or a friend, when we just sat together, being together. I can remember being together in a timeless and event-less moment. Nothing else mattered.<br /><br />There is great power in simply being.<br /><br />Father, LORD over all, taking joy in Your creation, thank You for the gift of Life. We celebrate by doing much, often too much. We choose moments with You to just be with You, knowing You are God. Amen<br /><br /> Rom 8:14-19 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption by which we cry, Abba, Father! The Spirit Himself<br />Fredwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815574214451787698noreply@blogger.com