open to be moved

be still

“Be still, and know that I am God,”

reveals the Word in Psalm 46,

we humans like our own words

that can tumble out of us

and fill any empty spaces within the moment,

like food, we need words,

words can help us to understand, to connect,

but also, as with food, we need to know when to stop,

such as when we should truly listen in conversation

and open ourselves to be changed by another’s story,

when we allow ourselves to still,

we open ourselves to be changed for the better,

as the best within and without can find its way

to the front of who we understand ourselves to be,

to be still is not just to be silent,

but rather to be profoundly open to be moved.

by Henry H. Walker

June 22, ’13