To not be needed there … because You knew I needed You here. Far more than I could have ever given – to a person, to a ministry, to a church – You pulled me away in order to receive You. You repositioned me in order to ground my feet and to stabilize my racing heart. To quiet my busy, to slow my doing, and to show me what is real.

Perhaps You have offered me this season of silence, that I did not ask for, so that I could receive what I have asked for – to know You. To discern Your voice above all others. To learn Your ways through Your Word.

You extended the invitation to hiddenness. Whether I graciously received it or not (if I’m honest, I would have declined). Nonetheless, You placed me here, and I thank You. Though I did not thank You at first, now I thank you. Because You always know best, and You were inviting me to know You … all I ever need to know. Thank You, Heavenly Father.