Restless
"But I'm restless, I'm restless, 'till I rest in You." My soul connects with the thrashing moody sea in a way it connects with nothing else. Watching the wild waves come crashing in and the wind mercilessly blow anything unstable where ever it chooses, I feel like it understands the turmoil of the human heart. I feel like the chaos in my soul is given permission to rest and I can let the earth and sky do the groaning and thrashing for me. I feel so safe here. I've learned to hold on to and bask in these moments of peace and safety as they pass by and to never take them for granted. The world is a cruel place where sin abounds in heaps and dozens. Even in the church. There is evil and madness and destruction under every tree these days. The vulnerable are crushed and the powerful worshiped. Oh, I get so weary of it all. I long for peace and rest and safety. I know full well 'tis only heaven where these things will be without interruption, so it is fo...