God's Quiet Action

A quote from Catherine:



See how quietly the great God does all His mighty works: darkness is spread
over us at night and light returns in the morning, and there is no noise of
drawing curtains or closing shutters.


This morning was a gray morning and as I sat praying, slowly there was light that softened the gray morning and before I knew it, I saw the birds feeding at the bird feeders and the sounds of morning began. There was no fanfare, no noise; it just happened, just as it happens each day and each night.

So constant is that experience in our lives, if we but pay attention. That is the way of God. God comes softly, in silence. To notice we need to be paying attention to the subtle changes that announce God's Presence. Is it a stilling of our pulse? Is it a slowing of our breathing? is it a sense of peace stealing over us like a light, filmy curtain?

Sometime the darkness seems so long, so drawn out that the gray dawn leading to the light may be missed. It's then, I think that God walks closest to us, deepest within. With day, our cares become too much and we forget to pause.

During this Advent season, my prayer is that you pause, at the opening of day to look for God in the long gray dawning. May God be walking in your heart today!

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