In God's Presence

On Sunday, my pastor asked us to sing the song, "Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name." We sang it just above a whisper. He then asked the entire congregation to just be quite and get in the presence of God. He said that some of us had just been busy and needed to settle down for a little while.

I closed my eyes. Immediately, I was crying. I could see myself entering a room and the Lord was beckoning me to come and sit on His lap. When I got on His lap, I cried and began to rock myself. He put His arms around me and was just gently patting me and saying, "Shhhhhhhhh." I just kept rocking myself in His arms and He was trying to get me to settle down. I was explaining to the Lord thatI was really tired because I had been doing so much. I told him that I had been going here and there and that there was so much left for me to do..... He continued telling me, "Shhhhhhhhhhhh." It seemed the more I talked, the more I cried and the harder I rocked.

Then, I heard my pastor say that we should just be still, be still. The next thing I knew, my body was perfectly still. I was in the Lord's arms where I felt safe and secure. The Lord told me that He knew all about what was on my mind. He told me everything is going to be alright. I instantly believed it. No doubts.

For a brief moment, I was allowed to hear what was going on in our Sanctuary. I heard a baby cry and it just seemed like everyone in there was praying that the Lord would touch the baby and suddenly the baby stopped crying. There was a silence in the Sanctuary. This stillness was a great time for me. I felt I could just release and relax. The Lord told me again that He knows all about everything on my heart and mind. That was all I needed at that moment. I cried. The silence of the release was overwhelming for and to me. I have not been inwardly touched like that before.

Does this mean that I have totally arrived? By no means but it does mean that another step in the right direction has been taken. Oh, to be in the arms of the Lord and to feel Him "Father" me.

Blessings on you.