Sunday Recap: Psalm 46

This week we explored a psalm that expresses not only the value of refuge and stillness, but advocates the practice of stillness as an avenue into the experience of refuge. We thought deeply on this psalm and were... still.

Peter Begalla led our conversation this week on refuge and stillness. We considered how, in Psalm 46, the writer is still because he feels safe--in this Psalm, his enemies have been defeated by God. While we cannot relate to this warring language like the psalmist could, the idea of finding that feeling of stillness, that feeling of experiencing the divine, can be elusive and needs to be cultivated. In our practices of stillness, specifically through meditation, we can find a place of safety, a time of contentment, and a tranquility of our thoughts and emotions. In Buddhism, we find a similar practice where in meditation they say they find "refuge in the Buddha, in the Dharma, and in the Sangha." Respectively, this means one can find refuge in life from the divine, through the practice of meditation, and through community. We considered how these truths apply not only in Buddhism, but to a life seeking stillness and refuge. 

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