When I have Peace


When I stop glancing behind,
when I stop peering ahead,
when I stop adding and subtracting to find the balance,
when I stop stirring around in what's going on,
when I am still,
when I look at only God,
when I recognize His Spirit within me,
when I hold on to His promises,
when I know He is in control,
that's when joy sneaks in,
that's when an excitement builds in anticipation of the future,
that's when I have peace.

- me

Photography for the Joy of it.

Photographers talk about "creating" images, but I'm not certain that anybody has ever created anything with a camera. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that God creates, and that some human beings discover. Discovery is not accidental. We discover only when we make ourselves ready to receive.

Freeman Patterson - Photography for the Joy of it.


Photo by my daughter MacKenzie