The Peace Of Meditation

THE PEACE OF MEDITATION

by HELEN STEINER RICE



SO WE MAY KNOW GOD BETTER
AND FEEL HIS QUIET POWER,
LET US DAILY KEEP IN SILENCE
A MEDITATION HOUR-
FOR TO UNDERSTAND GOD'S GREATNESS
AND TO USE HIS GIFTS EACH DAY
THE SOUL MUST LEARN TO MEET HIM
IN A MEDITATIVE WAY.
FOR OUR FATHER TELLS HIS CHILDREN
THAT IF THEY WOULD KNOW HIS WILL
THEY MUST SEEK HIM IN THE SILENCE
WHEN ALL IS CALM AND STILL...
FOR NATURE'S GREATEST FORCES
ARE FOUND IN QUIET THINGS
LIKE SOFTLY FALLING SNOWFLAKES
DRIFTING DOWN ON ANGELS' WINGS,
OR PETALS DROPPING SOUNDLESSLY
FROM A LOVELY FULL-BLOWN ROSE,
SO GOD COMES CLOSEST TO US
WHEN OUR SOULS ARE IN REPOSE...
SO LET US PLAN WITH PRAYERFUL CARE
TO ALWAYS ALLOCATE
A CERTAIN PORTION OF EACH DAY
TO BE STILL AND MEDITATE...
FOR WHEN EVERYTHING IS QUIET
AND WE'RE LOST IN MEDITATION,
OUR SOUL IS THEN PREPARING
FOR A DEEPER DEDICATION
THAT WILL MAKE IT WHOLLY POSSIBLE
TO QUIETLY ENDURE
THE VIOLENT WORLD AROUND US-
FOR IN GOD WE ARE SECURE.








BUT LET ALL WHO TAKE REFUGE IN YOU REJOICE;
LET THEM SING JOYFUL PRAISES FOREVER.
PROTECT THEM, SO ALL WHO LOVE YOUR
NAME MAY BE FILLED WITH JOY.



PSALM 5:11
NLT



PROTECT MY LIFE, AND RESCUE ME!
DO NOT LET ME BE PUT TO SHAME.
I HAVE TAKEN REFUGE IN YOU.



PSALM 25:20
GOD'S WORD



IN GOD IS MY SALVATION AND MY GLORY;
THE ROCK OF MY STRENGTH,
AND MY REFUGE, IS IN GOD.



PSALM 62:7
NKJV



THE LORD WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ALL EVIL;
HE WILL KEEP YOUR SOUL.



PSALM 121:7
NAS



BE GLAD IN THE LORD, AND REJOICE,
YE RIGHTEOUS: AND SHOUT FOR JOY,
ALL YE THAT ARE UPRIGHT IN HEART.



PSALM 32:11
KJV



O LORD, YOU LIGHT MY LAMP.
MY GOD TURNS MY DARKNESS INTO LIGHT.



PSALM 18:28
GOD'S WORD