Quieting

Tuesday in the First Week of Lent

We have waited in silence

on your loving-kindness, O God.

Psalm 48:8

In the stillness, I become restless. Nothing else needs my attention right now, nevertheless many “elses” tug at me. Persistent rather than urgent. Subtle in their distraction. Drawing my meditation apart and wedging cares into the spaces.

I quiet myself again. I breathe in and sense the silence deepening around me, enfolding me in well-being. I breathe out and send the distractions on their way.

I continue with each breath to nestle in closer to the Holy presence. Gratitude fills the space vacated by all else, and I am content.