Not Me...Ever part 2

[Gardener]

Hi, Serenity. Tough couple of days for you while I was on retreat, I see (didn't my prayers for you work?)
I saw you mention this

Why can't I just "be"?

Which reminded me of one of my favorite Psalms - 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God." I use it often but always spend hours on it on retreat each year. Because it is not just a Psalm, it is like many Psalms in one. And you can practice it like a process, a journey in individual steps.

Be still and know that I am God

Be Just be. This is hard. Don't do. Don't try to make this moment, this time happen. Let it happen. Be. We don't usually allow ourselves to be. We spend all our time in do mode.So, after you reach do Be what?

Be still Even harder. Takes even longer. Stop the mind chatter. Breathe. Thoughts come in, acknowledge them, don't judge them. nudge them. Away. When I get to that point the next step, the obvious question arises by itself:

Be still and...? The simple answer comes:

Be still and know Eventually, what you, what your heart needs to know right now in your life will come to you. And after that, "Be still and know what?

Be still and know that I am God. Yes.

For me, it is almost zen-like. It is a journey with the answer you need every step of the way. And it takes a long time, more like meditation than prayer. But in the end comes the grace of knowing what you needed to know at that moment.

Peace to you.