I don't know if I'm altogether down with the notion, but it certainly makes sense. SitD for today is all about the prerequisite of being in a place of rest to hear God. The contention from me comes when I see all manner of Psalmist saying, "I cried out... and the Lord heard me", or "in the midst of my storm". But I guess that the answer could have come in time of calm after the storm, and the Psalmists reflected back and realized that God was there all along.
Being amateur as I am in faith, and to some degree untested, I hear CS Lewis in the back of my mind with words from Mere Christianity. To summarize and paraphrase: we may have all manner of experience with God, as the man in the desert, but without theology, without systematic study, application, learning and wisdom in the things of God. George Matheson writes, and I read, that calm is needed to hear God. That God will not speak amidst the turmoil of a frantic and busy life.
I think, fretfully, we are doomed. Frantic and busy define our lives!
Dear Father, help us to silence the noise. Help us to come into clarity about the meaning of our lives, how to be in a waiting posture. We are busy with answers, we have no time for questions. Sustain us by Your grace and mercy in Jesus.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
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