Be Still: Daily Encouragement for MomsSample

Quiet Awe

O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures. -Psalm 104:24

My life often feels frenzied and hectic. I hurry from one appointment to the next, returning phone calls and checking items off my seemingly infinite to-do list. Out of sheer exhaustion one Sunday, I collapsed into the hammock in our backyard. My phone was inside, as were my children and husband. At first, I planned to sit for just a moment or two, but in the undistracted stillness, I began to notice things that invited me to linger longer. I could hear the creak of the hammock swinging gently, the buzz of a bee in the nearby lavender, and the flap of a bird’s wings overhead. The sky was a brilliant blue, and the clouds floated on the wind.

I found myself moved to tears in response to all God had made. When I slowed down long enough to take in the many wonderful things within my eyesight and earshot, I was stirred to worship in gratitude for God’s creative power. The writer of Psalm 104 was equally humbled by the work of God’s hands, noting, “You fill the earth with the fruit of your labor” (V. 13).

In the midst of a harried life, a quiet moment can remind us of God’s creative might! He surrounds us with evidence of His power and tenderness; He made the high mountains and branches for birds. “In wisdom [He] made them all” (V. 24).

KIRSTEN HOLMBERG

How do you find rest as you worship God? What will you praise Him for today?

God of Creation, please help me to rest in You and Your great power even when life is crazy.