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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

a quiet place

create in me a quiet place, Lord.

hush the babble of my mind the racing of my pulse that my heart may be able to sense your 'still, small voice'.

slow me down.

i need to take time to see the beauty of creation- the exquisite intensity of your care - that i may come to appreciate and be thankful.

teach me to listen, Father to the cries of those in need to the questions of the confused that i may learn compassion.

in this unquiet world help me to find a quiet place and a quiet time.

Lord I need to hear the counsel of your spirit the poetry of your love so that i may have something to share with those who cannot hear you.

(mark laurent)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

thank you for posting this simple poem. sometimes in our own quiet places we truly realize the passion in God's heart; that a simple act such as a smile or a word of encouragement can speak more to a person than a thousand words without meaning. this poem teaches me that we often overlook the simple for something greater when instead, God wants to speak at a desired time in a quiet place.