Every mother knows the power of the quiet.
It’s not really intuitive, but at some point early in our children’s lives we learn that if they are tantruming that we can curl up next to them . . . or in a space where they can see us . . . and just breathe in and out, close our eyes, and wait.
They can throw all their toys. They can cry and scream and kick. But eventually, they tire.
And they are drawn to the calm.
Our slow breathing reminds them that they can breathe slowly.
Our closed eyes remind them that they can close theirs.
And though it may take some time, eventually . . . they tend to surrender to the rest they needed all along.
It’s counter-intuitive to apply this concept outside of toddler-dom. In truth, the world rewards noise and pizzazz . . . the opposite of quiet.
But what the world rewards doesn’t always equate to the reality of what the world needs most, and often what it needs is the power of the quiet.
Dear Heavenly Father, Please bless my friends today as they embark into the world. When they find themselves in the midst of someone else’s tantrum or general pandemonium, help them to draw upon your strength and unleash the power of the quiet.
In His Name,
1 Peter 3:3-4: “Your beauty should . . . be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”
Arless says
Thanks