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6 Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth. 7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. 8 God called the space "sky".
And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
Pondering, speaking. Light, day, night, sky.
And then, here is the space between.
The word translated for space in Hebrew is raqia which means 'an expanse'. Raqia comes from the ancient root word raqa which refers to 'stretching out'.
God made that space between on purpose.
In my day, is there a space between my busyness and the still moments I so desperately miss?
Do you know what happens when I consider that? My mind immediately starts scrambling! Should I take a few minutes at the beginning of each day? What if I wait until afternoon? How can I make space in my day? On and on it goes.
I hadn't planned that moment of quiet last week, it just occurred. I merely accepted it. I accepted it on purpose. I made the choice to accept that gift of the ringing bells that stilled my soul. Am I making the right choices in my every day?
We all need that space between. The ringing of bells, the rustle of the wind in the leaves. The sudden cessation of natural sound at night when darkness starts to fall. The moment in the morning when the birds have yet to start their noisy discussion of the needs of the day.
It's just a pause between one thing and another. Why don't we value that space between?
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Oh, Terri, what a blessing and personal message this is to me and I thank you for writing what God put on your heart! I’ve been struggling with finding that ‘space’ for months.
I was at a women’s prayer meeting this morning at church, as I am once a month. I was convicted (Again!) when hearing the others sharing about their ‘quiet times’, of how much I’ve missed my own. (I relate well to your blogging, I think, because we are like-minded in our enjoyment and need for productivity in our days.). I so want to purposefully make that space for quiet communion with the One Who sustains! Your words have inspired me. Once again, thank you!
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