Listen

The Lord is a safe place for the oppressed—a safe place in difficult times. Those who know your name trust you because you have not abandoned any who seek you, Lord.

Psalm 9:9-10

Think

Do you have a comfort food, something you love to cozy up on the couch and eat when you’re having a hard day? Or what about a favorite movie that you could watch hundreds of times and still be brought back to your safe and calm place each time? For me, if I am really needing to feel calm and safe, I sit and listen to music. The melodies and words have a way of lengthening my breath and bringing peace over my body.

There are days, though, when no comfort food, movie, or even a hug from your best friend will bring the relief you need. Life can be hard. More than any chicken noodle soup or romcom, we have this ultimate gift of comfort, knowing the God of the universe is with us always. The storm may not disappear today, but we do not have to be in it alone. With God as our safe place, we can relax and float.

Sara Hunt-Felke

Question to Ponder:

How can you connect to God’s presence when you need to find a safe place?

Pray

God of all comfort and peace, be for me a safe place in the midst of trials.

And as I learn to float in your presence, make me an instrument of your peace in the world.

Amen.

Go

When peace like a river attendeth my way;

when sorrows like sea billows roll;

whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,

“It is well, it is well with my soul.”

Horatio G. Spafford, “It is Well with My Soul”