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Exodus 14:14
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."

Psalm 37:7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.


Psalm 46:10
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

I am addicted to busy; I now sit at a desk piled with papers that need my attention; I haven’t even finished reading my emails for the day and it’s almost 9 pm at the office.
I go home exhausted with little to share with my family, certainly not much time to spend in quiet waiting before God before I fall asleep.

I have calculated the number of the beast, and it is man’s number, but it’s more than 9 to 5.

As the prophet hid himself in the cleft of the rock awaiting a still small voice, so we shall need to position ourselves.
It’s not enough to be there an hour early to put up curtains, practice music, run through the powerpoint presentation or check the child-care area.
It’s not enough to make sure we have the coaches to cover our teams.
It’s not enough to call everybody for small group.
It’s not enough to have all those volunteers to set up and break down sets for actors who arrived an hour before sunrise to go over scripts for the coming performance, all for a viewing audience of a dozen or two.
Where is God in all of this? I know the right answer, the way it’s supposed to be, the theologically correct remark (not unlike the daydreaming child who blurts out the answer “Jesus” during Sunday School when aware they were just asked some kind of question).

Perhaps I’m just projecting, but I’m in great need of this Sunday, a time of waiting (not the standard “time for silent prayer” that lasts all of 20 seconds because folks start shifting in their pews). I’m ready for something different; I need something different, like I need oxygen for my soul.
I want to be still, and I’m afraid I can’t be.