0404 安静吧，亲爱的！
即使你的身体静止不动，你仍是匆忙急促着；思绪持续在你的思想里奔跑，那些思绪并未把你引到我这里。放慢你的心思；停下来，安静。来，花时间与我同在；深呼吸，吸入我的平安，呼出你的忧虑，交在我可信的手中。让我以那超越你有限理解的平安充满你；将那份挂虑松开交给我。
要在安静中、在信靠中，获得勇气【要勇于安静，勇于信靠。】我正带领你走一条不同的道路，一条多结果子并充满平安的路。我尊重你的殷勤要做完事情，但我有更高的道路；我的道路不会夺去你的平安与喜乐。生活的要求是真实的，但若你稍退一步，就能从我的角度看清哪些才是真正重要的。你不必把每一天都勉强包装成一个精致的小礼盒，要让每个人都快乐，或耗尽你自己的精神。说“不”并安息，是可以的；照顾你自己，也是可以的。在这些要求之中，我要你学习像我爱你那样爱你自己。安静吧，亲爱的；要安静。
我站立在完全的静默中，在我所爱的那一位面前安静无声，耐心等候，直到祂来拯救我。唯有神是我的拯救者，祂绝不会让我失望。因为唯有祂是我安全之地；祂环绕的同在常常保护我，作我得胜的捍卫者。在神里面，绝没有失败的风险！——诗篇 62:5-6
0404 Be still, dear one.
Even when your body is still, you’re still rushing. Your mind is constantly running with thoughts that do not lead to me. Slow your mind. Be still and quiet. Come spend time with me and breathe. Inhale my peace, and exhale your cares into my trustworthy hands. Let me fill you with peace that passes your limited understanding. Release that concern to me.
Take courage in stillness, in trust. I’m leading you down a different path, one that is fruitful and filled with peace. I honor your diligence to get things done, but I have a higher way. My way doesn’t strip you of peace and joy. The demands of life are real, but if you will take a step back, you will see which ones are important from my perspective. You don’t have to force each day into a pretty little package that makes everyone happy or drains you of sanity. It is okay to say no and rest. It’s okay to take care of yourself. In the midst of these demands, I want you to learn to love yourself the way that I love you. Be still, dear one. Be still.
I am standing in absolute stillness, silent before the one l love, waiting as long as it takes for him to rescue me. Only God is my Savior, and he will not fail me. For he alone is my safe place. His wraparound presence always protects me as my champion defender. There’s no risk of failure with God!– PSALM 62:5-6