Being Quiet

     When we were growing up being quiet usually meant not talking and we were asked that daily, multiple times.
     My voice seemed to carry over every hill and holler and my mom was always saying, "Stella Marie, Could you be quieter?" I tried. I really did.
     Now, that I am older, and so are my relatives and friends, I hear, "Stella, What did you just say? Could you speak up?"
     There is quiet and quiet. Quiet as in no noise and then quiet as in keeping your mind trained on not thinking. Not that easy. I believe that is what God means when he says, "Be still and know that I am God."
      In a Bible study not too long ago, we were asked to be quiet for one minute and say nothing. It was to prove how we are doing something all the time.
     When the minute was over, most said it was not that easy. One woman said she had repeated the Lord's Prayer during her minute. I really hated to say anything, and didn't, sometimes silence is the better part of valor. I think that the repeating of anything, was not the point.
     Sometimes you really have to be still and listen to God. He speaks in a still small voice.
     It isn't that easy, but try it sometime. Don't pray. Don't repeat verses. Don't plan dinner. Just listen. For a minute.
     Til next time. Have a quiet time.