# Seek Day 6 > Come to Stillness: Take a few minutes to allow your mind and heart to be still before God. ### Opening Prayer: *Father, You alone know what lies before me this day. Grant that in every hour of it I may stay close to you. Let me today embark on no undertaking that is not in line with your will for my life, nor shrink from any sacrifice which your will may demand. For my Lord Christ’s Sake. Amen. (A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie)* #### Psalm for the Week: Psalm 24 #### The King of Glory #### A Psalm of David. *24 The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,[a] the world and those who dwell therein,2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.5 He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[b] Selah7 Lift up your heads, O gates!And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!9 Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts,he is the King of glory! Selah* #### Scripture for the Day: Psalm 27:4-14 *4 One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire[a] in his temple.* *5 For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble;he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.* *6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me,* *and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.* *7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me!8 You have said, “Seek[b] my face.”My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”[c] 9 Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger,O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! 10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.* *11 Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;for false witnesses have risen against me,and they breathe out violence.* *13 I believe[d] that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!* #### Reading for Reflection: *Pray remember what I have recommended to you, which is, to think often on God, by day, by night, in your business, and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave Him not alone. You would think it rude to leave a friend alone, who came to visit you: why then must God be neglected? Do not then forget Him, but think on Him often, adore Him continually, live and die with Him; this is the glorious employment of a Christian. In a word, this is our profession; if we do not know it, we must learn it. (The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence)* #### Reflection and Listening: silent and written #### Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself #### Song for the Week: Abide with Me *Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;* *The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide:* *When other helpers fail and comforts flee,* *Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.* *Thou on my head, in early youth didst smile;* *And, though rebellious, and perverse meanwhile,* *Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee,* *On to the close Lord, abide with me.* *Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;* *Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;* *Change and decay in all around I see—* *O Thou who changest not, abide with me.* *I need Thy presence every passing hour;* *What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?* *Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?* *Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.* *I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;* *Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;* *Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?* *I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.* *Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;* *Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;* *Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.* ### Closing Prayer *Lord, I am yours; I do yield myself up entirely to you, and I believe that you do take me. I leave myself with you. Work in me all the good pleasure of your will, and I will only lie still in your hands and trust you. Amen. (The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith)*