After a two week hiatus, I refilled the bird cages. The birds have been slow to reappear, but it has been nice to sit, relax and enjoy the garden. Though it has been raining quite a bit, I have had an opportunity to get out, walk around the garden and photograph the flowers. In the midst of this crazy busy time, I have been thinking about my personal need for pure rest and relaxation. We are blessed by an abundance of fun and joy with graduation, parties, my parents, NYU activities, summer shows.
I need to constantly remind myself to order the activities of my life. It is okay to be in motion as long as my priorities align with my purpose and as long as I also build in, not steal, time to rest. I am a walking example of what happens, given my recent broken leg, when I do not. Whether the busyness is good or troubling, the Lord has promised protection for the small price of acknowledging Him. It's that simple, but it does requires change and motion!
As I worked on the photo below, I could sense the lavender in motion. Each time I turned back to my monitor, I was a bit startled as the blooms seemed to sway on my screen.
Blessings.
Today's Photo: Motion and Rest
"Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress,'
my God, in whom I trust.'
Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you say, 'The Lord is my refuge,'
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
'Because he loves me,' says the Lord, 'I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him
and show him salvation.' "
Psalm 91
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