“Do not worry about anything, but in
everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known to God. And the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.
— Philippians 4:6-7 (NRSV)
***
In the
angering moment,
Potential’s
still there,
To rock
off our laurels,
Frustrations we bear.
Winds of
change mount,
Inspiration
alone,
Options to
count,
Decision’s now known.
Deciding
for peace,
A moment of
reason,
Logic on
the increase,
Defines a sure season.
***
We can literally draw on peace any
moment we like, but we must go unconventional—against our prevailing,
frustrated thought pattern.
We decide to go against the
default grain.
Any frustration—or any number of
them that cloud our consciousness concurrently—can be converted; borne in
peace.
The Moment of Agreement
This is because, as the winds
changed to anger us, they just as well change again in obedience to our
obedience—the Lord’s will is that we’re calm of spirit. As we agree with the Lord, all’s okay.
In one moment of agreement—the reasonable moment—the incisiveness of the angry mind,
and the worrisome heart underpinning, dissipates.
Agreement with God is a prayer: as a peace that “surpasses all understanding”
comes, so does the matter of God’s momentary healing. Then we prefer the logic of plain reality
over our feelings, hurts, disappointments, and hindrances.
A new season is, hence, born. And it is most welcome. Thanks are presented to God.
© 2013 S. J. Wickham.
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