Peace

"The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant." -- Psalm 35:27b

I've neglected this blog again and so thought I would post something here to get it warmed up. I have a lot to write about but first I have to digest some things I've been learning.

So for today, a simple thought and that is that God, my Father, delights in my well-being. The word well-being here is shalom in Hebrew. It also is translated as prosperity and welfare. Shalom is generally translated peace. But it has more to do with wholeness or oneness, not merely cessation of conflict. In fact, I don't think it has anything to do with cessation of conflict. It's about being healthy in mind, body and spirit. I'm considering some choices about life right now and that includes trying to draw some boundaries, establish some priorities, spend more time listening and being quiet, being healthier. That means maybe letting some people down or failing to live up to their expectations. I don't like doing that. It causes me stress. I like to please people. But to God, anything I can do to be a whole person delights Him. In fact, my shalom/peace actually brings shalom/peace to God, as the above verse indicates and as does Song of Songs 8:10b -- "I have become in his eyes like one who brings contentment (shalom)."

And that's a very encouraging thought.