Day 6: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Rev. Sela Finau

Stillness

Devotion:

Early the next morning, I woke up and went to spend some time sitting on a wooden bench swing looking over the water. It dawned on me that morning, of why they may have named that place Still Water Lodge. The water in the river behind the lodge seemed to be very still, thus the name Still Water. Whether or not that was the meaning behind the name remained unverified. Regardless, I have not been around many rivers, so I am uncertain and know very little of its behavior as opposed to oceans. But the stillness of the water connected me to the stillness of that morning. It was very peaceful and very serene, and the weather was perfect, fog slowly moving over to cover the skies and meet the morning dew. The mist from the fog softly dropped on my bare skin and I could feel its refreshing coolness. I could hear the birds chirping all around, a very pleasant sound. And even though I could hear the sounds of traffic in the background, I meditated on the present. It was as if God was saying to me, “Be still, Sela, for I am here.” I would have stayed in that space, that sacred space, with God all day if I could.