Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD
You part the waters of chaos,
you restore me with fresh springs of life.
Lord, hear my voice!
Master of Seas, you hear through the crashing of waves
Convince me that you are enough in the storm.
Let your ears be attentive
(Let my mind be open)
to the voice of my supplications!
(to your words of healing.)
Amen.
I thought I’d dip my toe into WordPress’s daily writing prompt today. The question posed is “what brings you peace?”
It’s hard to not think about this in relation to mental health. Timothy writes that God did not give us a spirit of fear but rather of power and love and self-control (or a sound mind, or a balanced mind) or, as Denzel Washington says in The Great Debaters, “a righteous mind.”
I don’t think of a righteous mind as an excessively pious one. I think of righteousness in this sense as health, wholeness, and healing. Our minds our miracles. They are powerful. Often, they need restoration. When Washington, in the role of Melvin B. Tolson, says “I and every professor on this campus are here to help you to find, take back, and keep your righteous mind… because obviously you have lost it,” I think of Jesus.
Other things that bring me peace: nature, exercise, music, having basic needs understood and having ways to meet them. And (certain) people.
How about you?
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