Psalm 131:2 ESV But I have calmed and quieted my soul…

In the winter, I told you I struggled with still. I wanted to be doing, and my mind was always working. I looked up all the still and silent words as we came to them in verses. In June, the Lord used the attack that left me glowing to help me find the still and quiet mind at rest and stayed on Him.

That stayed word is defined by words like to lean and to rest. Do you know the hymn, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms?

What a fellowship, what a joy divine,

Leaning on the everlasting arms;

What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,

Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Safe and secure from all alarms…

What have I to dread, what have I to fear…

I have blessed peace with my Lord so near…

Lean in. Let our oh-so-gloriously-good God hold you as you rest in His arms.

I can be still now, in body and mind. It’s also become part of my gentleness lesson, being gentle in response to the Lord and to myself.