Be still and know that I am God
Hi everyone!
Just to share a really interesting experience i had not too long ago.
I was rushing a report at work one afternoon, and at my workplace, we have these lights which are activated by motion sensors, i.e. if there's no movement in the room, it'll automatically switch off to save electricity. Must be some wise idea from someone in (Work improvement Teams or Quality circles) haha.
Anyway, i made an exciting discovery that afternoon: that when i work on a report, my entire body remains totally still, with only my fingers furiously typing, and eyes glued to the screen. In fact, the light sensor went off on me 3 times! Then i had to wave my hands like a silly monkey before the sensor detected my 'presence' in the room and "then there was light" again.
Minus the irritation, and how ridiculous the system was, as i was driving home, i discovered a renewed meaning of what "being still" meant. I was so perfectly still for at least 30 mins that the lights went off on me, thrice! yet, my mind was processing and crunching information as fast as it could manage. (quite like the matrix add, where we see binary streaming all over the place,ha) And that reminded me of what it meant to "be still and know I am God"
As a sister once shared, "When you really sit down and be physically still, that's when you find there's a lot of internal noise, yes?" and the entire room of retreatants seemed to echo a yes, though we were still silent, with our eyes closed. Thoughts of, "I'm soo sleepy, i don't know how much longer of this i can take!", "Oh, i better get working on my overdue report after this", "I'm quite hungry/full/cold/warm"...and the list goes on.
It's pretty amazing how we can be still and yet full of action.
To be still requires us to listen and wait attentively upon the Lord - open to His soft promptings. - Rev Fr Gino
But it goes against the way i am
To put my human nature down
And let the Spirit take control of all i do
And when those trials come, my human nature shouts the things to do
And God's soft promptings can be easily ignored
"Lord, help me to hear You calling me, drawing me to You and your purpose."
Rhino No.7
Just to share a really interesting experience i had not too long ago.
I was rushing a report at work one afternoon, and at my workplace, we have these lights which are activated by motion sensors, i.e. if there's no movement in the room, it'll automatically switch off to save electricity. Must be some wise idea from someone in (Work improvement Teams or Quality circles) haha.
Anyway, i made an exciting discovery that afternoon: that when i work on a report, my entire body remains totally still, with only my fingers furiously typing, and eyes glued to the screen. In fact, the light sensor went off on me 3 times! Then i had to wave my hands like a silly monkey before the sensor detected my 'presence' in the room and "then there was light" again.
Minus the irritation, and how ridiculous the system was, as i was driving home, i discovered a renewed meaning of what "being still" meant. I was so perfectly still for at least 30 mins that the lights went off on me, thrice! yet, my mind was processing and crunching information as fast as it could manage. (quite like the matrix add, where we see binary streaming all over the place,ha) And that reminded me of what it meant to "be still and know I am God"
As a sister once shared, "When you really sit down and be physically still, that's when you find there's a lot of internal noise, yes?" and the entire room of retreatants seemed to echo a yes, though we were still silent, with our eyes closed. Thoughts of, "I'm soo sleepy, i don't know how much longer of this i can take!", "Oh, i better get working on my overdue report after this", "I'm quite hungry/full/cold/warm"...and the list goes on.
It's pretty amazing how we can be still and yet full of action.
To be still requires us to listen and wait attentively upon the Lord - open to His soft promptings. - Rev Fr Gino
But it goes against the way i am
To put my human nature down
And let the Spirit take control of all i do
And when those trials come, my human nature shouts the things to do
And God's soft promptings can be easily ignored
"Lord, help me to hear You calling me, drawing me to You and your purpose."
Rhino No.7
posted by Rhino for God! at 11:26 AM
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*chuckles*
I remember chatting with you when the lights went out on you at SAFTI. Now the image of you flailing your arms like a silly monkey is forever etched in my brain!
I like the message of this entry; silence paradoxically amplifies the voice of God in our hearts. Stillness of heart sets up the environment for the Spirit to come take over and move mightily. Indeed, it is only when we are still that we can clearly sense Him.
the fool
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