Peace and Rest

"LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES of Peace. Learn to unwind. Whenever possible, resting in the Presence of your Shepherd. This electronic age keeps My children . . . too tense to find Me . . . I built into your very being the need for rest.
. . . I have chosen you less for your strengths than for your weaknesses which amplify your need for Me. Depend on Me more and more, and I will shower Peace on all your paths." 

--Jesus Calling, Sarah Young

As I read this I pictured a warm spring day and a field full of soft, thick, green grass. I see myself as a child, laying in it, arms and legs spread, eyes half-closed, soaking up the sun and watching the clouds go by. A picture of peace and contentment.

PSALM 23:1-4 NLT

The Lord is my shepherd;

    I have all that I need.

 He lets me rest in green meadows;

    he leads me beside peaceful streams.

     He renews my strength.

He guides me along right paths,

    bringing honor to his name.

 Even when I walk

    through the darkest valley,

I will not be afraid,

    for you are close beside me.