Well, I am sitting for some time in Chicago and thinking about that part in the wonderful creation poem of Genesis when it talks about “the spirit of God hovered over the deep”. The reason I was thinking about it is because I was watching the “seas” of people bustling through the airport and thought that God was probably hovering over us. A sea of people, created in God’s image, with His fingerprint on our hearts. I imagine that the world is a bit more noisy than it was then. I wonder what would happen if this whole airport just stopped and became silent at the same time. I wonder if we would feel God hovering over us? I wonder if we’d hear Him? Some people might think this some new-age blah, but I am struck so hard by the words of God - “Be still and know that I am God.”
That’s one of the beautiful things about traveling alone. I feel very still...like I am walking to a different rhythm than everyone else. Nothing but the silence inside me.....if I allow it to stay. Africa is like that. The silence can often contend with the noise, whereas in the States, I often feel like the silence has no chance. We have to be intentional about allowing it a place. And then, because He was always there, we can hear the whisper of God to our hearts.
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