I started my day yesterday by reading a Psalm in Braille. Since I’m still in the process of learning Braille, this is sometimes quite a challenge. I often have to use context clues to figure out what a contraction I haven’t learned yet is. The psalm reminded me of the importance of being still – something I’ve learned only since I lost my vision.
The day moved on though and there were things to accomplish. By the afternoon, I was sitting at my computer, doing some research and trying to pull the details together for the Thursday night contemporary service I lead at a local church. Unfortunately, I felt dry and uninspired – which is not a wonderful thing when you have to deliver a ten minute message/meditation that you’d like to be relevant and meaningful. I did all the things that help inspire me – ran on the elliptical, listened to some music, prayed, etc, but I still felt flat.
I walked outside to check the weather. It was warm out and I could feel the sun was shining. I walked down the steps of my deck and stood in my backyard. Over the winter, I’ve been trying to get out in the sun more in an attempt to soak in a little more vitamin D and to ward off the winter blues, so I figured I might as well get some sun while I was out. I stood in the middle of the backyard and faced the sun. I closed my eyes and lifted my face. For just a minute I stopped thinking and moving and listened. In the quiet, I could hear my heart beating and feel my lungs expand. I heard the rustle of the breeze and the stereo sound of bird song from all corners of my yard. Each bird seemed to be singing a different tune and what should have been a sea of cacophony became instead a beautiful symphony. I felt the breeze caress my face and then I felt the warmth of the sun. I stood there, soaking it all in and was reminded again of the importance of being still. In the warmth of the sun, I was reminded of God’s love for me – not because of what I do, but just because I am.
I walked back into the house and back down to my computer. A friend of mine had posted a video to me on my Facebook wall while I had been outside. The song was one I’d never heard but interestingly enough was entitled “Still”. As I listened, I heard echoed back to me the words of the Psalm I had read that morning reminding me to be still and Know that God is God. I was suddenly moved to tears as I had the message reinforced for the third time that day. I get so caught up in doing the right thing, working to earn love that I forget sometimes just to be. We are, after all, human beings, not human doings. It was in the dark and quiet of the early days of my blindness that I found God’s love and presence in a brand new way. As I can do more and more, it is way too easy for me to forget that lesson.
So today, I’m thankful for the reminder to be still and experience God’s love. I am grateful that I have value whether I can do all things or not. I rejoice in the chance to experience the warmth of the sun and the song of the birds; to listen to my own heartbeat and to celebrate being alive and loved. Once again I realize I am blessed beyond my wildest imaginings.
Praying that you have a chance to be still, soak in the sun and have your heart join in the birdsong. May you sense God’s incredible love for you as you do.
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