this time of focused attention and I use it to bless you, strengthening and equipping you for the day ahead. Thus, spending time with Me is a wise investment. Bring Me the sacrifice of your precious time. This creates sacred space around you—space permeated with My Presence and My Peace. (From Jesus Calling by Sarah Young)
Contemplate: Year after year, "Silent Night" gets named in polls as the most popular Christmas carol in America. Why should that be? What is it about this simple song that attracts and encourages so many? Is part of it, at least, that a song extolling a holy silence has an irresistible appeal to people worn out by activity? Hum the tune to yourself, and as you do, meditate on the message of the Psalm: "Be still, and know that I am God" (46:10).
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