For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, says:
Only in returning to me and waiting for me will you be saved;
in quietness and confidence is your strength; but you’ll have none of this.
Isaiah 30:15 Living Bible
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In this noisy, restless, bewildering age,
there is a great need for quietness of spirit.
Even in our communion with God
we are so busy presenting our problems, asking for help, seeking relief
that we leave no moments of silence to listen for God’s answers.
By practice we can learn to submerge our spirits
beneath the turbulent surface waves of life
and reach that depth of our being where all is still,
where no storms can reach us.
Here only can we forget the material world and its demands on us.
Alice Hegan Rice
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I’ve discovered it is not sufficient simply to try to take time for quietness
but that I must, with all diligence, make time.
Whatever keeps me from prayer, solitude, and the Bible,
however good it appears,
is my enemy if I am to be God’s devoted friend and follower.
Tommy Barnett