As I meditate on the presence of God within, I find peace.
One
evening after Jesus had been out teaching, his disciples were in a
panic as a windstorm created massive waves that crashed against their
boat. Jesus awoke and with a single command, stilled the winds and the
waters. In my life, too, I sometimes allow outer circumstances to
stir up feelings of fear in my mind. Yet I can calm the chaos by
focusing my attention on the presence of God within. When my mind
churns out of control, I stop and take a deep breath. I focus my
attention on the love and peace of God. As I turn my mind to God, I feel
my body begin to relax. My breathing and my thoughts slow, the waters
of my mind settling into a placid calm. As I meditate on God, I feel
deeply at peace.
You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.—Psalm 89:9
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