Resting Secure

You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

Psalm 139:1-10

Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders. 

Deut. 33:12

Even as we find ourselves in wilderness, we can take comfort in the knowledge that we are seen and known by God completely. There is nowhere that the Spirit does not accompany us. Lord, help us to do all we can to keep in step with the Spirit, catching all your rhythms of grace and love. 

Grace and peace, 

Anita Sorenson

Pastor for Spiritual Formation