"We feel honestly the pull of many obligations and try to fulfill them all. And we are unhappy, uneasy, strained, oppressed, and fearful we shall be shallow... We have hints that there is a life vastly richer and deeper than all this hurried existence, a life of unhurried serenity and peace and power. If only we could slip into that Center!... We have seen and known some people who have found this deep Center of living, where the fretful calls of life are integrated, where No as well as Yes can be said with confidence." [Thomas Kelly]
If only we could slip into that Center!
Can we find the Center while we trudge knee deep in the muck of everyday life? Or like the spiritual mystics that preceded us, should we withdraw, drop out of the race, and find a quiet place? Will a few minutes of prayer, bible reading, and meditation do the trick? Or do we need a secret place, a private world in which we rediscover the Center of living?
In our quiet place we stop long enough to hear Papa's voice, we relax enough to receive Papa's peace, we lay down our defences long enough to receive Papa's strength.
Jesus waits for us there. He calls, "Come, learn of Me."
In our quiet place we "slip over into that Center!"
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