“And it came to pass that there came a voice unto them, yea, a pleasant voice, as if it were a whisper, saying: Peace, peace be unto you, because of your faith in my Well Beloved, who was from the foundation of the world.” (Helaman 5:46-47)
This scripture stood out immediately to me today, but as I tried to write about them the words just weren’t coming out right. I have been feeling unsettled and just in a funk lately and peace seems hard to come by. So today, I will rely on the brilliant Emma Lou Thayne whose inspired words just keep coming to my mind.
Where can I turn for peace?
Where is my solace
When other sources cease to make me whole?
When with a wounded heart, anger, or malice,
I draw myself apart,
Searching my soul?
Where, when my aching grows,
Where, when I languish,
Where, in my need to know, where can I run?
Where is the quiet hand to calm my anguish?
Who, who can understand?
He, only One.
He answers privately,
Reaches my reaching
In my Gethsemane, Savior and Friend.
Gentle the peace he finds for my beseeching.
Constant he is and kind,
Love without end.
(“Where Can I Turn For Peace?” Hymns, Text: Emma Lou Thayne)
May you find peace through your faith in Christ today.
Meditation and Journaling Prompt: Take a few minutes to find some peace in your heart today. Meditate over the words to this hymn and write down any thoughts that come to mind.
