Drop the Dirt

I came to God with thoughts tumbling around in my head this morning. Some of them not so charitable. Others were focused on problems that needed to be fixed - things I needed to take care of. And then a quiet, gentle image came into my mind.

It was a comparison between water, rushing and raging as it tore through the landscape - swirling and muddy and deeply disturbed, and that of a still and reflective pool - clear and clean and refreshingly beautiful. And I realised God was telling me that when I churn my way through life, my soul becomes muddied and filled with thoughts and attitudes that I'd rather not carry. And to be the clear and beautiful pond, I needed to stop, be still with him, and let it all drop away.

I know this of course - I've sat with him often and felt it happen. But I love that he shares images like this with me that make things so easy to see.

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