Midweek Prayer: Strength in Stillness

Today as we pray together, I'm thinking of the image of a jar filled with sand and water, so shaken that it is completely opaque from top to bottom. Sometimes life can feel like a constant shaking. As we get still before the Lord, let's invite Him to settle the sediment that's clouding our perspective and bring His fresh clarity once more. This is a prayer of stillness. A couple of references in the prayer: "Be still my soul, the Lord is on thy side" is from a classic hymn; you can hear it beautifully rendered by Kari Jobe here: Be Still My Soul, in You I Rest Elijah's encounter with God in stillness: And He said, Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire [a sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice. (I Kings 19:11-12 AMPC) His power within us: Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 NASB But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 NIV