Be Still And Know

Luke 24:5b-7 NLT 'Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.' Throughout my life, since leaving my parental home, I have carried a box of precious things. These are items that carry special meaning for me. There is nothing remarkable among them, save the personal memories they carry. That box is now in my loft, since I do not return to it on a regular basis. I know where it is, just as the women thought they knew where Jesus was. Dr Luke reminds us that the presence of God is ever-moving. We have to remain alert to ensure we are pursuing that presence and not assuming we can settle for what we think that we know. Whenever we assume that we have taken hold of God, we are in danger. We can easily move our gaze from God to the many distractions life presents, and wake up one day to