Pastor Al

“Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.”

-Albert Schweitzer

About a year ago I wrote a blog with some thoughts about the following quote.

“Still waters run deep”.

I wondered what it meant so I looked up a couple references and found this:

STILL WATERS RUN DEEP - "Don't be fooled by appearances. Quiet people are likely to be passionate or complex, even though they don't show it. The proverb has been traced back to 'Cato's Morals' (about 1400) in 'Cursor Mundi' (1873). In 1721, it was included in James Kelly's collection of proverbs. It was first attested in the United States in the 1768 'Works of William Smith,' (1803)." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).

A person’s calm exterior often conceals great depths of character, just as the deepest streams can have the smoothest surfaces.
(The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy)

Jesus stilled the waters of the sea one day and we are still talking about it over 2000 years later. There is more of a need for still waters today than ever in history. People are searching for a place of calm.

The words of the old hymn come to mind.

There is a place of quiet rest,Near to the heart of God.
A place where sin cannot molest,Near to the heart of God.
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,Sent from the heart of God,
Hold us who wait before TheeNear to the heart of God.
There is a place of comfort sweet,Near to the heart of God.
A place where we our Savior meet,Near to the heart of God.
There is a place of full release,Near to the heart of God.
A place where all is joy and peace,Near to the heart of God.

It makes sense to stay close to God. The only place of real peace.