What is your word for 2021?
My word for 2020 was the word “New”
I continue to marvel at just how much New there was last year.
When I felt like I might drown in Covid-19
and all of the negative ripples it sent out,
I would think of my word New
and be reminded that
God is in charge and
nothing that happened last year
was a surprise to Him.
Not still as in I’m still here,
but still as in being Still.
Brave or Courage,
maybe even the word Gentle.
God was clear.
My word for 2021 is Still.
I’m a natural activator and achiever.
I often can’t even think about things without saying them,
and therefore moving my mouth.
that needs tending.
At times when I am sitting Still,
inside my body is not Still at all.
At times, I find my
mind, heart, and soul
rushing and spinning.
From the outside you can’t see this activity,
but I can feel it and
God knows it’s there.
I feel He wants me to learn
to manage these storms
by being Still
in Him,
Through His power.
I was in a dark cave.
I was walking around but
had to have my arms out front
to protect me if I were to fall.
It was so frustrating
stumbling around in the dark,
having no idea where I was going.
Far off on a side of the cave
on the floor was a small area with light.
The lighting wasn’t bright, but warm.
There was just enough light by which to
read or write by.
There was a blanket.
There was a book, maybe a Bible.
There was another book and pen, maybe a journal.
but I was walking around stumbling all over the place.
I was sure that being in motion was
what I was supposed to be doing.
That motion is what was most fruitful.
An intentional stilling of my body,
my soul, my mind, my heart,
and my mouth.
This Still will enable me to
hear what I’m supposed to hear,
notice what I’m supposed to notice,
take in what I’m supposed to take in, and
be renewed and refreshed in new ways.
by being Still in 2021,
I will accomplish more
by
doing
less.
I can fight my health and my path and
simply get worse and
let everything suffer.
Or I can partner with God and
cooperate in this season with Him
and be amazed at what
He enables me to accomplish
By being Still this year.
Being Still sounds lovely.
Being Still energizes my mind but in a calm way.
with family and myself.
When I am Still, I feel more connected
to the world and everyone in it.
When I am Still, I am truly living.
There is so much going on inside a cocoon
where true transformation occurs,
but you cannot see the end result,
until the cocoon opens.
May my cocoon, my being Still in 2021,
bear lasting fruit
for God,
my family,
my friends,
Hope for Our Sisters,
our world,
and me.
© 2021 Brooke F. Sulahian