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

Patience is one of those virtues that many of us are not good at. Yet this time of year calls
upon us to muster up patience. We wait for Christmas, we tolerate winter and hope for
spring to come, we wait for COVID to turn the corner, we wait for the COVID vaccine.
Time is a peculiar entity. When I was a child, waiting for Christmas was so difficult. I
counted off the days. I was anxious for my grandparents to come for the holiday, and I
wondered when Santa Claus would come. Now the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas
seems to move so much faster. Looking at time as a sacrament has helped me to see it a
little differently. Time is a gift to us so that God is revealed to us. Time is given for discovery.
Although I try to speed up time, it moves at its own pace. This is a time to slow down, to
hibernate, and to contemplate.

Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am,
Be still and know,
Be still,
Be.

– Mary Anne Totten, CPE Intern