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still saturday: serenity

January 25, 2013 By Sandra Heska King

serenity

Serenity

O sabbath rest of Galilee!

O calm of hills above,

where Jesus knelt to share with thee

the silence of eternity

interpreted by love.

Drop thy still dews of quietness

till all our strivings cease,

take from our souls the strain and stress,

and let our ordered lives confess

the beauty of thy peace.

Text: John G. Whittier (from “The Brewing of Soma,” 1872

Music: Charles E. Ives, ca. 1909

Stilled,

Sandy

 

Welcome to Still Saturday where we pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, maybe linger a while in some still place, and soak in the beauty of images and words. We’d love for you to join us. Get the details on the left, grab your favorite button, and link up below. We all love to hear if something especially speaks to your heart, but please don’t feel pressured to comment. Simply take some time to gaze long and drink deep.

Adding these links that have come in but not “stuck.”

http://www.godspotting.net/2013/01/reunited.html
http://wynnegraceappears.com/2013/01/26/poetry-amid-the-prose/
http://www.findingheaventoday.com/2013/01/when-you-need-some-applause.html
http://wordglow.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/stories-by-heart/
http://michellederusha.com/2013/01/one-word-weekend-opened/
http://hisfirefly.blogspot.ca/2013/01/surrounded.html
http://sylvrpen.com/2013/01/on-obeying-sabbath/
http://chaosandcoffee-amanda.blogspot.com/2013/01/sweet-simple-saturday_26.html
www.alifesurrendered.com/2013/01/you-are-chosen-dream-again-day-26/
www.justfollowingjesus.com/2013/01/philippians-413.html



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  1. Danise Jurado says

    January 25, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    “Drop thy still dews of quietness till all our strivings cease” Beautiful!! ~ Only Jesus can still the striving while encouraging and spurring us to even greater works… Blessings to you!! Love the new blog look!!! 🙂

    • Sandra says

      January 26, 2013 at 9:22 am

      Thanks, Danise. Good to see you here this morning.

  2. Patricia (Pollywog Creek) says

    January 26, 2013 at 5:24 am

    Beautiful, Sandy. So very, very peaceful. xox

    • Sandra says

      January 26, 2013 at 9:22 am

      xox

  3. Jean Wise says

    January 26, 2013 at 7:48 am

    What a peaceful song. Thanks for adding calm to my heart this morning.

    • Sandra says

      January 26, 2013 at 9:24 am

      That sound’s not everyone’s thing, but I find it slows…me…down…

  4. Cecilia Marie Pulliam says

    January 26, 2013 at 10:00 am

    Beautiful, Sandy. The woman’s voice in the video is beautiful as well as the words. Thank you for sharing with us.

  5. Jen Ferguson says

    January 26, 2013 at 11:12 am

    This makes me long for quiet and to fall into His eternal love.

  6. Sandra says

    January 26, 2013 at 11:23 am

    I’m seeing several links coming in that aren’t “taking.” Please stand by…

  7. Sheila Seiler Lagrand says

    January 26, 2013 at 11:27 am

    “The beauty of thy peace.”

    Yes, yes.

    Yes.

    Thank you, Sandy, for this tranquil moment. And thank you for hosting!

  8. Kim Fernando says

    January 26, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    Beautiful. This is exactly the song God has been singing to me this year. Thank you for sharing.

    • Kim Fernando says

      January 26, 2013 at 2:39 pm

      Eek, sorry for the obnoxious pic in the link up! It’s the only one we had on my husband’s laptop. 🙁

  9. Kris says

    January 26, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    What a peaceful, quiet moment this has been, here on your porch. Thank you for this weekly helping of grace, Sandy. I love coming by here.

  10. Laurie Collett says

    January 26, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    So beautiful, Sandra! Thanks for hosting & God bless!

  11. Deb Huffaker says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:43 am

    Thank you for letting me join in. HOPE your SONday is blessed !!

  12. Amanda says

    January 27, 2013 at 7:53 am

    I am so thankful for the peace and stillness I find here! The poem and song were beautiful!! Thank you again for reminding us to rest!! 🙂 Have a blessed day!

  13. Maureen says

    January 27, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    Sandy, tried to link earlier today and it wouldn’t let me, but worked fine this afternoon. Moody computers…
    Love this poem – read it years ago and had forgotten about its words. “still dews of quietness…let our ordered lives confess (that is an ouch – but makes me think about what my life/home confesses) the beauty of Thy peace.” Perfect verse for your Still Saturday.

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