Quiet in the Midst of the Busy

I'm busily working away at my desk. It's nearly lunch time, so I thought I was stop to leave a note hear in the blog.

All around me is the combined noise of busy, productive employees and the animated banter of a Friday in the office. Work is fairly busy for me now, so I put on my headphones and listened to a group from Cedarville College called Heartsong.

They were singing a familiar hymn:

I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene
And I wonder how He could love me a sinner condemned unclean
How marvelous, how wonderful, and my song shall ever be
How marvelous, Oh, how wonderful is my saviors love for me

He took my sins and my sorrows, He made them His very own
He bore the burden to Calvary and suffered and died alone
How marvelous, how wonderful, and my song shall ever be
How marvelous, Oh, how wonderful is my saviors love for me

When with the ransomed in glory, His face I at last shall see
Twill my joy through the ages to sing of His love for me
How marvelous, how wonderful, and my song shall ever be
How marvelous, Oh, how wonderful is my saviors love for me

It sent shivers down my spine as I worked while my soul worshiped the Lord. Suddenly I realised that I was in this little island of quiet and worship in the midst of the happy clamor of my coworkers.

It is quite profound. God's fearsomely beautiful holiness somehow comes closer into view, and it's all I can do, but to find a quiet corner somewhere and weep over Jesus sacrifice on the cross, and God's kind provision of life.

It's quite real yet quite invisible to those around me.

Adam