Be A Rest Once More Oh My Soul

Here I am at 9pm on a Friday night, writing list after list,  attempting to calm the anxiety I'm feeling. Finding comfort in the scribble of the pen as it writes a new idea or task of something I can tangibly do. The holidays are just around the corner and some big things have shaken up the plans I had for this year. Anxiety creeps in and I busy myself with what I feel I can control, the tidiness of my house, my schedule for the next few months, the to-dos I "must-do". Then a familiar song comes on my playlist with a comforting scripture. Peace sets in. Thankful for these simple reminders of God's love and deliverance.

Psalm 116: 

I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
    he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
    I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death entangled me,
    the anguish of the grave came over me;
    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
    “Lord, save me!”

5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;
    our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
    when I was brought low, he saved me.

7 Return to your rest, my soul,
    for the Lord has been good to you.

8 For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord    in the land of the living.