Lately I've taken to watching the moon [whenever it is visible] through my windows every night before I sleep. It reminds me of how tiny and insignificant I am as I get lost in that vast inky blackness of the night sky, and yet is a symbol of how precious I am to God that He still makes the moonlight shine over me as I slumber.
I think I've found my quiet place in this world, or at least until I move to Scotland. To sit at the foot of my bed and gaze silently out the windows and into the night sky where the moon is shining bright, it helps me quieten down my heart and mind, and I find peace and joy just marveling at how beautiful the night sky really is. When all around you is still, it does up the 'Peace' notch. It's times like these that I find talking to God and listening to Him much easier because of the lack of distractions around me.
I'm usually not one to have issues, but I was dealing with some earlier in the week, and let's just say that some realisations and revelations have forced me to seek solace in the arms of God. Some emotions are just harder to deal with and let go of. Yet I've never been one to dwell on negativity for long, and I did a lot of growing up in the past few days, and suddenly the world does seem a much brighter place. The day I realised that the thing I cared dearly for really doesn't exist, I've developed a greater love for the people around me because I know they will always be there regardless of what happens. As I was walking home that night, I looked up in the sky and for the first time this year, noticed the moon shining ever so brightly down on me, and that was when peace overtook the turmoil in my heart. It also marked the beginning of my nightly moon watch which I've tried to faithfully adhere to because I think everyone ought to be in a place of stillness and quiet everyday, and there is, after all, an inexplicable beauty about it which everyone should experience every once in awhile.
(Read by Max McLean. Provided by The Listener's Audio Bible.)