SEEKING STILLNESS

I can rarely sit motionless:

Toes wiggle

Feet bounce

Knees jig 

Wrists flex

Arms twitch

Shoulders shrug, re-settle

Neck stretches this way then that

Eyebrows arch, frown.

Inside I’m the same:

Stillness is rare

Takes concentration

Energy.

Thoughts bounce

Doubts rise and fall

Memories rear up

Regrets whisper

Hopes sing softly

To do lists grow

Shoulds shout.

Where does peace fit 

In all this motion?

External

Internal

Relational

Spiritual

My spirit longs for quiet

For rest –

Refreshing, peaceful, silent, rest.

To BE

Not DO

To soak

Not swim

To rest

Not strive.

Just to BE.

Only in the calm 

That is Him

Can I let all agitation go.

Help me BE still

With You.