Be Still, My Soul: Old Lyrics with Timeless Truths
Lately, the words of this classic hymn have echoed in my head. The stirring melody by Jean Sebelius has become the theme music for my summer. Be Still My Soul.
Are You Ever Quiet? Relearning a Lost and Holy Habit
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“Isaiah records one of God’s invitations to be quiet: ‘Thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength’” (Isaiah 30:15).” - Desiring God
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“Do you ever set aside time for silence and solitude?”
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“If Jesus found it necessary to withdraw from the crowds to pray, how much more do we need those times of silence and solitude with the Lord.” - McKnight
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Spiritual Dryness: Is the Volume Up Too High?
Reposted from Rooted Thinking.
You feel like you’ve done your duty, but something is missing. The intimacy you once experienced with God has fled. You feel spiritually dry. What’s wrong with your spiritual life?
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Blaise Pascal on Our Inability to Sit in a Quiet Room Alone
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“I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber. A man who has enough to live on, if he knew how to stay with pleasure at home, would not leave it to go to sea or to besiege a town….
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The virtues of boredom in an anxious age
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“Modernity has brought many blessings, but…. In a culture that so fervently strives after performance and hustle at the cost of all else, could it be that we may simply need more silence and more slowness?” - Acton
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