Be still and know that I am God.
Be in stillness
until I erupt in spontaneous awe
at a grain of sand,
a hollyhock in bloom,
an ocean spray,
the air I breathe,
the energy of matter,
the sacredness of being.
Be in stillness
until each person I meet
is bathed in such light
that I genuflect in adoration.
Be in stillness
until I dance with you, God
in a circle of fire
at the heart of the universe.
Be still and know that I am God.
— Mary Lou Kownacki in Prayers for a New Millennium