March 30 2025
Psalm 55 verses 6-8
6 I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
7 I would flee far away
and stay in the desert;[c]
8 I would hurry to my place of shelter,
far from the tempest and storm.”
Do things get so bad that you feel like running away from home? I know that happens to me. Our problems just pile up and pile up and suddenly it is more than we can manage. We have so many people depending on so It’s not so easy to stop the world and get off. Our lives are surrounded by details and the sheer volume of them can bury us.
I love what the Psalmist says.” If only I (could) flee away to my place of shelter.”
The sad part is that we probably could take some down time if we would allow ourselves. We just don’t do it. We feel guilty if we do …and yet we could function better if we did.
Prayer: God of peace, show us how to take time away from the details of our lives. Take awa y the feelings o guilt and help us to spend time away from the everyday chaos and seek peace in your presence, AMEN
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