Only God gives
inward peace, and I depend on him.”
(Psalms 62: 5, Contemporary English Version)
We all naturally seek peace. We know that we function with more
freedom and are able to think more clearly and act more wisely when we are
peaceful. We can attempt to gain that serenity, that quiet confidence, in many
human ways. We can seek another’s opinion to assure us or look for a situation
to change in order to feel better.
But these assurances can be variable and conditional. The
outward may change but the inward composure is not truly there, real, and
lasting. God, divine Love, alone can give us this “inward peace.” This is our
true reliance and He is faithful to us. God’s presence is peace,
and He is everywhere, actively being and expressing goodness, comfort, Life,
and Love.
Mentally step away from the mortal mind’s conversations and
complications. Listen to God’s voice of what is real and true—the genuine
condition of things as He caused them to be. Give up the need to seek peace
through material means and people and circumstances. Your loving God is at the
ready, deep within, revealing His presence in your heart and His wisdom in your
thought. Receive the richness of peace without argument. It is yours freely,
now and always.
Laura’s article on letting God bring a sense of peace reminded
me of a lesson in “Letting Go” that I
learned while learning to fly.
I was piloting a small 4 place Aero Commander aircraft
flying out of Dayton Ohio. One day,
early in my training, the air was pretty turbulent. In the light plane you
notice turbulence more than in a large airliner. As I flew the air currents juggled me around, the
left-wing would dip down, then the right wing would dip, the plane was rocking
from side to side as the turbulence affected the aircraft.
As an astute and eager young pilot, wanting
to impress my instructor that I was ready to “solo”, I was furiously correcting the rocking with
the controls, adjusting every two seconds trying to maintain level flight. I
glanced over at Gary, the instructor and a very experienced pilot, who was cruelly laughing at my plight and my
solution!!
He finally said, “Pat, just take your hands
off the wheel.”
Of course I did as he suggested and it was amazing. The wings
were still going up and down, the plane gently rocking in the turbulence, but correcting itself and the trusty Commander
100 maintained level flight without all the human effort I had been expending to
remain stable. The wings were not going up and down any more than they had
before but I was able to sit back relax with my hands off of the controls and
let the aircraft just fly in peace. It felt like the plane was smiling and loved
being left alone to do it’s job.
I suddenly felt that PEACE that comes from letting go of the
controls as Laura described. We can FEEL that PEACE when we trust God, our Father, the Creator of the universe to govern our lives, letting go of the need to force things, to impose human will, to "make it happen".
What a lesson that was for me. I still sometimes must relearn
it over and over, not in an aircraft but in life. But then I remember those flying days and
how without my human intervention, the plane flew on a steady course easily handling
the small bumps and updrafts. It was a good example of how, in like
manner, when we take our hands off of
the controls, dropping human will and outlining, we can trust the Father to keep our human wings and life level as we soar life’s’ airways.
The Bible
has the prescription for overcoming turbulence and upheaval in our human
activity. It is “letting go of the
controls” and embracing a spiritual sense of existence as Galatians 5 has it: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
A hymn in the Christian Science Hymnal (216) gives also us reassurance…
O he who trusts in God’s protection
And hopes in Him when fears alarm,
Is sheltered by His loving-kindness,
Delivered by His mighty arm;
If ye God’s law can understand,
Ye have not builded on the sand.
O wait on Him with veneration,
Be silent in humility;
He leads you after His own counsel,
His will is done and still shall be;
All good for you His wisdom planned;
O trust in God and understand.
PEACE BE UNTO YOU. (Christ Jesus)
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Article: Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.” Psalms 62:5
By: Laura Moliter, CS Christian Science Practitioner
www.beingfreenow.com
www.lamolitercs.wordpress.com
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Article: Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.” Psalms 62:5
By: Laura Moliter, CS Christian Science Practitioner
www.beingfreenow.com
www.lamolitercs.wordpress.com
