I sit here quietly, looking out my window as the afternoon turns to evening. I can hear the sound of the wind as it passes through the trees. I can see the branches move in time with the wind. I watch the birds fly from one end of the fencing to the other. The cows are grazing. The horses are grazing and the calves are following them along.
It is the beginning of the end of the day and all are settling for the rest in the night. I am attempting to begin my rest for this day. However, I realize my mind is restless and it thinks of the days events and all that was accomplished and all that was not. I turn to see a lovely bird, with its feathers fluttering in the wind. It is perched on the deck across my window. It is looking back and forth, waiting to make its next move. As I turn, I watch the calves running to and playing with each other; catching up to their mothers who quietly, and slowly continue to graze the fresh green grasses.
I note that at this my mind has ceased its restlessness. The thought comes, “I did what I could today, and that is enough.” The large hares are evening running. They aren’t afraid; they’ve come up from their holes in the ground, ready to partake of the evening chores. This is peace. This is calm. It is a slowly moving picture; that has brought me serenity.
Nature does what it must and from one day to the next keeps its pace going as God intended. It is so simple to get caught up with doing and going and being and trying. The momentum excels. It is when I stop and set my heart to seek God, that it loosens up and priority sets in. “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” Psalm 42:1 My soul rests.
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