EP 05 · My Lord, Holy
The Night Harbour — Peace Across the Water
A whole bay of lights, and still the night was quiet — because His peace does not depend on the place.
A Harbour at Night
I stood by the water at night and watched the whole bay light up — towers, boats, reflections sliding over the dark surface. All those lights across the water, and still the night felt quiet, because His peace does not depend on the place. You do not have to wait for life to calm down before you can rest. Partway along the shore the city slowly went dark, building by building, until only the water and a line of far-off lights were left. But His watch never did go dark. He neither slumbers nor sleeps — so I can. If your soul needs a place to land tonight, let it land here. My Lord, holy.
"I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety." — Psalm 4:8 (KJV)
"He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep." — Psalm 121:3–4 (NIV)
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- EP 01Niagara Falls — The Water Never StopsStanding in the mist of the falls, feeling very small — and very kept.
- EP 02Hong Kong — The Ferry Still Crosses at 3amAwake and anxious at 3am, watching the harbour — and remembering who never sleeps.
- EP 03Highland Lakes Camp — Mercies Before BreakfastSunrise over the camp, before anyone had done a single thing to earn it.
- EP 04Cabo San Lucas — New Every MorningA sunrise over the Pacific in Cabo — and mercies that had arrived before I did.
- EP 05The Night Harbour — Peace Across the WaterA whole bay of lights, and still the night was quiet — because His peace does not depend on the place.