Psalm 23: 1-3
The Lord is my Shepherd; I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters;
He refreshes my soul.
I took the picture above a few days ago as we walked with some friends. It's good to have a break from school this summer and to spend some time doing different things besides work. But sometimes it's possible to walk beside quiet waters and still have your mind full of worries. I have to confess that I am often that fretful sheep. I need to turn away from the news and from all my concerns and allow my soul to be refreshed. Here's a poem I wrote in April during our school's poetry challenge. The prompt for this one was "Still."
Still
To many thousand thoughts that fill
My anxious mind, I say,
Be still
To worries swirling through what will
And will not happen now,
Be still
I cannot rest my heart until
Breath slows, relaxes: Peace,
Be still.
©Ruth Bowen Hersey
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