The stillness is palpable. The sound of rain falling gently on the tin roof spreads a rhythmic embrace to all within. Calm engulfs the space otherwise consumed with banter, chatter, or the distant sound of trucks descending the northbound hill toward the creek. Memories of years ago when in this same house, a moment of quiet assurance that all is well flooded my mind. Chores complete, animals fed, human appetites satiated, the stage is set for this opening act of autumn’s arrival. Consumed this morning with the “peace that passes all understanding,” one cannot utter other than thankfulness. Gratitude for the secure and comfortable place called home and a patent absence of distracting or painful “disease” symptoms. There is such joy to embrace the present in tranquility and agility. In this stillness of calm’s embrace, we can know that God’s presence resides and that in this moment, “it is well with my soul.”
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