There is a Chinese proverb that reminds us that we can not see ourselves in running water. We need those quiet pools of stillness for reflection. This morning as I opened the blinds in the early morning light I pauses and my gaze fell on the scene before me - the green of the grass was glistening with a frost like a million sparkling diamonds as the sun rays ran across the ground and up the pure white trunks of the eucalypt trees. The air was still - I was still - and I stayed there for quite a moment admiring the handy work, the beauty of God's created new day, the peace and pondered the things of the day before me. Pause, just a small moment of pause, can centre us and set the entire day on a different course. The moment was so special that I know it will come into my mind many times during the day, that stillness, that quiet.
Jehovah - shalom. The Lord is Peace. Anne, servant of the Lord.