still 

what is it ‘to be still’ if not to be present to deep silence or calm ?

to be present to that state of grace
where strivings cease 
where thoughts quieten themselves
where nothing rises up clamouring for attention
where exists a sense of harmony with Creator God, with others and with the world?

how then are we to ‘be still’ in a world that clamours for our attention
where thoughts race unbidden around the labyrinths of our minds
where striving and activity reigns?

‘to be still’ is to be a soul at rest
from all activity which rises
from self’s desire for acceptance, security, purpose

it is to be open in deep silence and calm to the still, small voice of God speaking, calling, beckoning beyond what is present

it is to trust and hope and know the goodness of God