Quiet Water

                   Noise, hectic schedules, rudeness, worry and inner conflicts drain me.  My head feels full of all those things and it seems difficult to think straight.  I feel like crying out, "Stop!  Let me have some peace!"  I long to escape to some quiet place to be soothed and calmed.

                   Psalm 23:2,3a (NASB) "He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.  He restores my soul;" is such a beautiful word picture of the peace I seek.

                   I am soothed and calmed by the very thing about which God wrote, especially the quiet waters.  I drink them in with my eyes and allow them to soothe the weary and parched soul that is clamoring within me.

                                                   Pools of emerald water bring calmness.

                                  Watching wildlife use the water connects me with the elemental.

                                    There is rhythm and order to the scene, soothing frazzled nerves.

 
                                     Crystal-clear water at the base of a waterfall reminds me of the cleansing
                           of  my mind and heart through the Living Water of God's Word.  It washes over me,
                           rendering me clean and I can go on again with peace in my heart.