Amidst the frantic pace of life, there is often a craving for one more thing.
Quiet.
With all the busyness; all of the tasks and the responsibilities we have, it seems that quiet times are few and far between. In fact, we plan getaways and vacations to remote areas, hoping to find that quiet.
Yet, I’m learning that quiet can be carved out right where we are. Two minutes to yourself as you use the bathroom, behind a locked door in your child-filled home, is serene. The moments when everyone else at home is all tucked in for the night and the stars are glowing in the sky, is peaceful.
Quiet can be found in the middle of turbulence. Look at Jesus. As a storm started brewing in the middle of the lake, He was fast asleep on the boat. The disciples, some of them experienced and weathered seamen started to panic. This wasn’t their first storm, yet it was severe enough to shake them to their core. As the boat tossed and turned, the winds howled and the waves crashed hard. Grown men yelled, worrying that death was next.
But Jesus slept through it all. It wasn’t until the disciples came to physically rouse Him that Jesus awoke. He heard more than the cacophony of nature and human nature.
Jesus ordered the storm to stop. It did, immediately.
Instant quiet.
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