The Still

By Mike Hall

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Be still and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10

When I feel as if I’ve run miles and miles,
An endless trek trying to crush my will,
When my days are filled with daunting trials,
I pause . . . calm my mind . . . and rest in the still.

When chaos threatens to upend my life,
My inner demons all drinking their fill,
When all seems lost, my effort racked with strife,
I pause . . . calm my mind . . . and rest in the still.

When I question my lot and cry, “Why me?”
As I push the weight of it all uphill,
When conflict and trouble are all I see,
I pause . . . calm my mind . . . and rest in the still.

Deep in my soul, underneath this façade,
In the quiet . . . in the still . . . I sense God.

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Mike Hall has been a teacher for 43 years. He is the author of two poetry collections, Autumn's Back Porch and Thinking Out Loud. His work is meant to encourage and uplift others in their daily walk. He and his wife Cynthia live in the Dallas, Texas, area.