IN THE QUIETNESS
- Virginia Caradori
- 22 hours ago
- 4 min read
Taking a Time Out
Ever have a week or a month or even a year where everything seems so busy that you don't dare take a breath? Lately every day at work I feel this way. Some days I find myself in my truck at the end of the day waiting for my mind to stop and my breath to catch up. You wouldn't think that my job was that stressful, and it really shouldn't be. However, there are circumstances which cause it to become a cyclone of activity that I get caught up in as soon as I walk in the door. Some days I find myself screaming for Auntie Em!
As a person who enjoys my aloneness, I am compelled at work to interact with the public, numerous vendors, workers and the boss. Many times they want me to have answers, solve problems, and work miracles. There are days that the problems outweigh the victories and I just can't pull off that miracle for the customer who forgot to place their order until the day before they needed a thousand shirts. Perhaps my faith is smaller than a mustard seed because that is one mountain I am just not able to move on my own.
Recently I've been at a place where I just need quietness. I don't want to talk or to fix things. I don't want deal with customers who want us to reprint 1 shirt for free. I don't want to answer question, or figure out why someone's computer is not working. I don't want to talk at all. What I want is to sit still and to hear my savior's voice. I get so busy that I forget to listen.
At home quiet time for me is often interrupted by a boisterous puppy who requires constant playtime and frequent walks. She keeps me active, which I enjoy, but she doesn't have an "off switch". As I am writing this, she is clawing at my arm to let me know that it is time to play and she will not be denied! It seems that no matter how early I get up or late I go to bed there just isn't enough time in any single day for all that is required by this life.
Sunday I downloaded some Christian music by the band Mercy Me. I was needing some new songs to sing. I've always enjoyed their style and many of the songs they write and sing have deep meaning in the words. Their most famous is I Can Only Imagine. I can't hear that song without thinking of mom. She loved it. When she played it I could see her, eyes closed, imagining heaven. I spent most of that afternoon listening and feebly singing along. My spirit started to relax and I could feel peace where turmoil had been living for months. A song I had once really loved started to play and I was brought to tears. Its a simple song and lasts just over 3 minutes. It is called Word of God Speak.
It ends with the same phrase it begins with. This was exactly how I have been feeling lately.
I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay.
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say
Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak
I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice
Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay
I am reminded that Jesus is the Word of God who became flesh and He does speak to us in our quiet moments. I Imagine Jesus waiting for those moments with me. I also Imagine Jesus being disappointed when I let life get in the way. I can see Him smiling and hear Him say, "I will be here when you stop long enough to take the time for me."
I have taken time to sit still and listen. Its amazing the peace that being quiet in the presence of Jesus brings to a hectic day. I often feel myself surrounded by the arms of God in a way that brings comfort in my chaos. He truly is God with us and there is no other.
Psalm 46:10 "He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Micah 6:8 "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
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