I don’t find much quiet in our cacophonous world. Not that I look for it. For entertainment I scroll through the news, laugh at funny reels, and watch football. Work involves plowing through emails, planning and participating in meetings, talking on the phone and traveling through airports. None of which brings me quiet.

Yet a few minutes of stillness goes a long way towards moving the center of my life beyond myself to the Lord. In Lamentations we read: The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Jeremiah wrote these words in the midst of calamity. Nothing tended towards quiet in his world. But he understood his soul-level need to slow down, to breath, to wait.

Just a few minutes. When I carve time out of my day to sit quietly, I benefit deeply. Treat yourself. Find a quiet place, sit in silence and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Lamentations 3:25-26

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