O Eternal One, You have explored my heart and know exactly who I am;
You even know the small details like when I take a seat and when I stand up again.
Even when I am far away, You know what I am thinking.
You observe my wanderings and my sleeping, my waking and my dreaming,
and You know everything I do in more detail than even I know.
You know what I am going to say long before I say it...
Even if I am afraid and think to myself, "There is no doubt that darkness will swallow me,
the light around me will soon be turned to night,"
You can see in the dark, for it is not dark to Your eyes.
For You the night is just as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are the same to your eyes.
Psalm 139: 1-4, 11-12
The more that I grow in Christ, the more I realize the ugliness of my sin. It is both terrifying and comforting to know that God knows my entire heart and soul. Even the parts that I haven't discovered yet, He knows them and loves me anyway. Even my darkness, my sin, isn't dark to Him. He sees it and knows it's source and is not daunted by it. He does not leave me alone in it.
This is how we are able to calm and quiet our souls. In the midst of discovering who we really are-- all the ugliness inside of us that Christ has rescued us from-- we can find peace in knowing God does not, will not, leave us there. He will not leave us in our darkness. He is with us always, and can see clearly
My eyes are not raised to high for Thee
I do not think on things too great or marvelous
Or matters to difficult for me
But I have calmed and quieted my soul
Like a weaned child, is my soul within me
And I have calmed and quieted my soul
Like a weaned child, with it's mother, is my soul within me.
Oh Israel, trust in the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore.
Oh Israel, trust in the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 131, lyrics by Waterdeep
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