A Calmer Faith

The Shepherd, who understands our naivete and our humanity (not to mention our sheeplike stupidity), intervenes on our behalf to guide us with a strong hand onto a quiet path and into a calmer faith.

A calmer faith. That's the quiet place within us where we don't get whiplash every time life tosses us a curve.  Where we don't revolt when His plan and ours conflict.  Where we relax in the midst of an answerless season.  Where we accept deserts in our spiritual journey as surely as we do joy. Where we are not intimidated or persuaded by other people's agendas but moved only by Him. Where we weep in repentance, sleep in peace, live in fullness, and sing in victory.

A Gentle Spirit, January 18