Thursday, April 8, 2010

Peace

There are a few places where the world around seems to melt away.  In the midst of busyness, it is important to have some time that is just quiet and peaceful.  Today I found a few moments while cleaning.  First, as I cleaned the church, I was actually alone in the sanctuary.  It struck me how quiet and beautiful and, yes, peaceful the sanctuary was in the middle of the week all alone.

I snapped a couple pictures with my cell, but they can not even begin to describe the wonder of the moment.  A picture may be worth a thousand words, but there was no words for that moment.

I looked around at the empty room.  Most of the time when I am in the sanctuary there are musicians practicing on the stage or people wandering around or people sitting and listening to a sermon.  Today it was just quiet.  There wasn't a commotion at all.


Later, after cleaning the church, I had another one of those moments.  It was chilly outside today, but I decided to hang clothes on the makeshift clothesline (until the hubby puts up a permanent one).  The cold and cloudy weather meant that no one seemed to be out and about.  It was quiet.  The only sound was the clothes in the breeze.  I closed my eyes and just basked in the solitude.

I live in a family of seven.  I have a two year old.  I have children that live to have their friends at my home.  Solitude is something that I don't often get.  Today, God blessed me more than once with a few moments alone.  I thank him for it.

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