“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”

Today, in our hemisphere is the longest day of the year. I like the winter Solstice better than Summer, because from now on the days get shorter and the sky darkens earlier and earlier.  But, before we know it, December 21st will beI learned something this year that I didn’t know about the Solstice.  Solstice is a Latin word that breaks down to Sol (sun) and Sistere (to stand still).  It means this because on the Solstice the sun is as still as it is in any time of the year with the sun staying at nearly in the same spot at noon for the days leading up to and after the Solstice.  This reminded me how important it is for each of us to have some stillness in our lives in order for us to be our most productive when we need to be.  Maybe the Solstice times are the best times to schedule our vacation time.

We can take this twice annual cue of the Sun to be reminded that we also need to be still in order to hear what God has to say to us.  For the next couple of days, consider around noon that the Son is asking us to be still to listen to Him.

Reference: Psalm 46:10 (New Living Translation)