that have violated the ways of God. I believe being still is best defined as slowing myself down—everything from my heart rate to my thoughts. In order to do that I must turn away from the usual. It starts with laptops and iPods and continues to friends, even my spouse. However, my turning away is that I may return to wife and family and work refreshed, renewed. Stillness is a choice that grants us the gift of coming to our senses—seeing through the glass darkly, listening for the music of the spheres,