quiet time

¹¹Be empty, and see that I am God. I will be exalted among the peoples, and I will be exalted upon the earth.

⁶But you, when you pray, enter into your room, and having shut the door, pray to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you.

³⁵And rising up very early, departing, he went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.

¹⁵For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: If you return and are quiet, you shall be saved. Your strength will be found in silence and in hope. But you are not willing!

⁸Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners! And purify your hearts, you duplicitous souls!

¹⁶And he withdrew into the desert and prayed.

⁷Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.

²When I was not humble in thought, then I lifted up my soul. Like one who has been weaned from his mother, so was I recompensed in my soul.

¹⁴The Lord will fight on your behalf, and you will remain silent.”

²He has settled me here, in a place of pasture. He has led me out to the water of refreshment.

⁷A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to be silent, and a time to speak.

²But his will is with the law of the Lord, and he will meditate on his law, day and night.

²Will my soul not be subject to God? For from him is my salvation.

⁶Offer the sacrifice of justice, and hope in the Lord. Many say, “Who reveals to us what is good?”

²²And Jesus promptly compelled his disciples to climb into the boat, and to precede him in crossing the sea, while he dismissed the crowds. ²³And having dismissed the multitude, he ascended alone onto a mountain to pray. And when evening arrived, he was alone there.

³¹And he said to them, “Go out alone, into a deserted place, and rest for a little while.” For there were so many who were coming and going, that they did not even have time to eat.

¹Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the chair of pestilence. ²But his will is with the law of the Lord, and he will meditate on his law, day and night. ³And he will be like a tree that has been planted beside running waters, which will provide its fruit in its time, and its leaf will not fall away, and all things whatsoever that he does will prosper. ⁴Not so the impious, not so. For they are like the dust that the wind casts along the face of the earth. ⁵Therefore, the impious will not prevail again in judgment, nor sinners in the council of the just. ⁶For the Lord knows the way of the just. And the path of the impious will pass away.

¹²And after the earthquake, there was a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was the whisper of a gentle breeze.

²³And having dismissed the multitude, he ascended alone onto a mountain to pray. And when evening arrived, he was alone there.

³³Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.

¹¹I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.

⁶Yet, truly, my soul will be subject to God. For from him is my patience.

⁹By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.