Peace like a River

One of my favorite things to do is spend a day

next to a river, just resting, reading, and contemplating.

Each time, I think about what God means

when He says "peace like a river".

To me it means that if there is a quiet place where the rushes

move gently, and the current is slow then the river 

goes along peacefully...

but if there are rapids and the water is being hurled 

over rocks and plunging down in swirling eddys

the river doesn't try to slow down.

It joyfully hurtles along, content and unafraid.

This is how we are encouraged to be...

if life is slow and peaceful, we shouldn't long

for excitement and change...

if troubles swirl around us and we are being 

swept over rapids then we ought to just 

hang on tight and yield to His power.

That is how we will have peace like a river...