Assignment | The Vigil Hour Use

I've put focused intention into practicing stillness, and centering/grounding in be-ing (an hour of contemplation starting pre-dawn every day), but I confess that the trust and humility in the "know" are most slippery for me...it is easy to forget that in the end of the day (and the start!), we and the justice our world yearns for are in God's hands and that what I do (or fail to do) is not the origin or determinant of what happens, but only in service to God's bigger vision. This reminder to rest in the "know" is helpful. (btw, I've also frequently used this verse for kenotic prayer, working backwards to reduce a word at a time until all that is left is "be" and that has been a helpful stilling practice.)

"Know that I am God" feeds my commitment to justice both in the charge (to do justice as God requires) and release (achieving justice doesn't depend on my efforts alone). I'm reminded of the Jewish teaching in Pirkei Avot, "It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work, but neither are you at liberty to desist from it."