The other night I had a mandatory debrief meeting after a long day of classes and feeling sick. I was clearly not in the mood to go to this meeting but knowing that I had to I walked over to the house that the meeting was going to take place in. Upon arriving I had a seat in this cushioned, wooden rocking chair. As the meeting progressed, it occurred to me just how relaxing and peaceful it was to be in this rocking chair; I had this amazing sense of serenity and as I sat there and peacefully rocked gently back and forth, I found more and more that there was a complete calmness upon me, in a sense, I could feel God's peace with me. I then began to day dream and long for the hope of a future where I have a home of my own and am rocking my own small child in a wooden rocking chair quite similar to the one that I was so thoroughly enjoying in this house. It's amazing how God loves us so much that He can use a simple inanimate object like a rocking chair to allow me to feel His peace and presence in a new way. It was almost as if all of the worries and work and business around me and in my life ceased to exist while I sat there in that chair, as if God was there with me telling me not to worry because He is right there with me, comforting me and bringing me a much needed peace.
