Restfulness

Saturday of the First Week of Advent 

Turn again to your rest, O my soul.

for the Lord has treated you well

Psalm 116:6

I sink into the quiet of the pre-dawn morning, even as the comfortable sounds of the house blanket me: the hum of the humidifier, the rhythmic swoosh of the washer, the crackle of heat moving through the baseboards.

The familiar brings a restfulness even as my day begins. I settle into the everydayness of it all, grateful for the pattern of prayer that sustains me.

God is good and gracious. The mercy of the Almighty is everywhere for me to see, take note of, breathe in. Love is on the way.