Ps 46:10 ‘Be still and know that I am God'

Psalm 46 starts with talking about how God is our refuge and strength…an ever present help in trouble.  The Psalm speaks of the problems of the world:

-          Violence in Nature (v. 1-3)

-          Violence in Nations (v. 6)

-          Violence of War (v. 9)

How do we ‘be still and know' that God is there?  As I was trying to think about this, I was distracted by the fact that we remember 9/11/01 this week.  The troubles of our world are overbearing.  The stresses of this life seem to distract us from being still with God.

My mind raced to thinking about training a puppy.  It is hard work.  My daughters want a puppy.  I know how hard it is to train a puppy.  The problem is puppies get distracted and can't sit still and listen to us.

I don't know about you, but I need to work on being still and listening to God.

PB