Quiet

At a recent meeting, the Mops leadership team discussed the story of Jesus meeting the woman at the well. There are so many cultural and historical details that fill out this story and make it even more remarkable. But the point that's stuck with me from the conversation this morning was, "What was the woman thirsty for?" Not just water. Living water, the water of life, Jesus. The follow up question, "What are YOU thirsty for?" And the conversation turned to "quiet." We, as wives and mothers of small children, are so thirsty for quiet. Quiet time with God. Peace in our homes. Silence? What is that? Quiet time to pray, read the Bible, reflect on God in our lives? When does that ever happen? It was something we could all relate to - the chaos and noise of small children can crowd out quiet time with God.

I reflected on that through the rest of my day. I got Shelly off to school, Elijah in his bed for a nap, and sat down to do some work. I turned the tv on to entertain me while I worked. And I wondered why I allowed the tv to steal my quiet.

There are so many times throughout the day when I find myself wishing I could somehow shut out the noise. And there are moments hidden where I so easily give away my peace and fill it with other noise. No more. I'll seek out that quiet, fill it with prayer and fill up on God's word.