God "calms you with his love and delights you with his songs." Zeph. 3:?
I have always believed it was I who was to sing songs to God. To have God sing songs to me is a bit uncomfortable for me to consider. When I sing to Him, I am in control, to allow him to sing over me entails a loss of control.
The contemplative Christian life is one of allowing oneself to lose control. It is not natural for me to sit in silence. I need to be talking; to "talk it out" and fix everything with my words. But, to truly find holiness and healing I must be willing to be still. When the surgeon enacts surgery on the body, the person is put to sleep. When the great surgeon works on the soul, the person must be still.
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