Tranquility
I consider tranquility to be one of the most beautiful words in the English language. It evokes a spirit of calm and peace within me. Even saying it somehow creates the experience of sereneness. Say it aloud three times slowly: TRANQUILITY. TRANQUILITY. TRANQUILITY. See, feel better? I have had tranquility on my mind all week. Not entirely sure why. I know one of my greatest heart needs is peace. I have considered how truth is a creator of tranquility. Jesus said that "The Truth will set you free." In my devotions all week, John Calvin's writings have reminded me of the tranquility that God gives to a soul. Calvin, being Calvin, also writes of the tumult and distress of unbelievers. I find this picture of this river in Missoula to be tranquil because it flows clean and pure. It is not stagnant and putrid. Peace in the process of navigating the rapids of life. Lies cause conflict and contentiousness. Although it is quite the fact that truth-tellers often