You Say Be Still

Photo by Kateryna Hliznitsova on Unsplash

A Poem by Deborah Rutherford

You say be still; I will.

Oh, I want to be with You, here,

before the day begins.

It is already percolating.

Excitement brews;

a car drives by.

The sun reaches into the house.

Tantalizing my eyes,

draping across the Angel,

next to baby Jesus in the manager.

What are the odds that this is the first place for the morning light to dip its finger?

The sweet love of our Savior

is everywhere.

So, I stay still in my chair,

a blanket over my shoulders,

warm tea

in my hands.

Reading Word, light, love.

Joyful peace.

I praise, glorify, bless.

I am still in Your light,

darkness is gone.

Your radiance

meets me in my shadows

lifting my chin,

Your gaze

I surrender.

The light of the world.

For unto us, a child is born.

Even in the dimness,

Your illumination.

The darkest time of year,

The Holy One is bright.

You burst through the unlit

rescued transformation

brilliance aglow.

Prisms beyond my imagination.

Faith is for things we cannot see;

But we don’t need to see because He does.

Seeing with Your eyes instead of mine.

Deborah Rutherford is a Christian wife who loves to write, a podcaster, and an award-winning makeup artist passionate about Jesus. She founded the Behold-Her Beauty Blog, Podcast, and community at www.deborahrutherford.com. Deborah enjoys a good cup of tea while journaling and Bible study. As a beauty and wonder seeker, she finds her soul rest on nature walks.