It’s so wonderfully quiet on my street this morning. I can hear the leaves rustle when the wind blows. I love mornings like this. The wind chimes are faintly pinging. Even the bird symphony is playing softly. The two squirrels are just sitting still on the water oak limbs. I think the Earth is praying. I’m reminded of the Bible verse from Psalm 4:4, “Be still and know I am God.” The earth is in quiet repose acknowledging God’s presence. I think we hear God in the stillness of life. Course we can hear him in the chaos of life, too.

I think the earth was praying in the stillness of the morning, thanking God’s for the deep blue sky and the warm sunshine, praising God for this beautiful spring quickly turning into a glorious summer. The earth is bursting at the seams with the revival of its greening and the awakening of the blooming flowers. The earth is adorned with God’s loving care.

1 Peter 3:4 states, “Let the inward adornment of your hearts, the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, be your treasure.” I think this is a beautiful verse of scripture. God sees our inner beauty. He’s not concerned with our outward appearance. God wants us to have a gentle quiet spirit characterized by patience and humility. He doesn’t want us to be timid in our faith. God wants us to have the strength and composure to do what’s right in his teachings.

We’re always hoping for something to happen or something to change when we say our prayers, seeking God’s voice and his decisions on our questions. We have to trust when he answers our prayers that he knows best even when we don’t understand. Prayer helps us hold on to hope. “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours,” Mark 11:24. Even when our requests aren’t answered God gives us strength and guidance and comfort. We have to believe he walks beside us and protects us when storm clouds gather.

“As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front of you and beside you.” — Charles Stanley