“The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding”
by Pastor Roy
Holy Hush
by Pastor Marie
Sing His Praises and Stand in Silent Communion.
The quiet, descending, ascending, all-enveloping, all-encompassing peace that covers my soul in the time when His holy Presence fills the room, blanketing me with a holy hush.
When The Holy Spirit enters my dwelling, and my eternal, internal dwelling as well as the room I am in, with His calming Presence, GRACE UPON GRACE. He touches my soul, heals my body, fills my spirit, and continues filling me with the all-encompassing love that is His very nature. There is nothing quite like it.
I found unspeakable joy
My heart slows, and my breath stills, as His very sacred breath falls in rhythm with mine, calming my heart, assuring me that keeping me safe is His priority, with reassuring murmurs of His cascading waves of glory- He stills my soul.
I recall four specific times recently when I experienced His Holy Hush entering my circumstances.
When I was in the operating room having my eye fixed, He met me right there and enveloped me in His grace to remain still.
My husband opened the door to our room with a beautifully displayed, absolutely delicious lunch he had prepared for me. It was such a gift of love. I thanked God;
after lying in bed for two days and nights on my back with my chin elevated. I was able to lay on my side: finished. God came into my room and enfolded me into His arms, and I was totally immersed in His ever-present loving embrace. Cocooned in Him.
I looked out the front door and saw all the buds on the trees and the shoots from the bulbs I had planted springing up with the promise of beautiful flowers.
He met me in all those moments right where I was. I worshiped, so grateful. They were life-changing moments.
TO YOU belongs silence (the submissive wonder of reverence which bursts forth into praise), and praise is due and fitting to You, O God, in Zion; and to You shall the vow be performed. Psalm 65:1
In the kingdom of grace (v. 1),
hearing prayer (v. 2)
pardoning sin (v. 3)
satisfying our souls as a people (v. 4),
protecting and supporting us (v. 5)
In the kingdom of the earth
fixing the mountains (v. 6)
calming the sea (v. 7)
preserving the regular succession of day and night (v. 8)
making the earth fruitful (v. 9-13).
Sing His Praises and Stand in Silence: bowing in humble gratitude and awe: we bow down low hearing the holy HUSH. Listening to the eternal involves a silence within us. Communion and contentment.
There’s a Place – Leonard Jones
There’s a Place, In my heart,
Where I worship, where I praise
Lord, it’s only for You
There’s a Room, pure and white
and you know it’s holy, holy,
Lord, it’s only for You.
There’s a Hope, in my heart,
no one else gives, no one has,
it comes only from You
There’s a song that I sing,
No one else knows, no one hears,
Lord, it’s only for You.
