A Hidden Life: Finding Peace in a Noisy World
Why Choosing a Quiet, God-Centered Life Matters
Many people wonder if life has to be loud and attention-seeking to have meaning. Scripture reminds us of a different way—a hidden life rooted in humility, peace, and God’s love.
This poem explores the quiet strength of choosing what lasts over what fades, offering encouragement for anyone searching for calm in a noisy, striving world.
A HIDDEN LIFE
Do you live a hidden life
Or do you enter every strife
Is your mind a quiet place
Or is your life a noisy race?
Are your days more calm and free
Or do you often showcase "me"?
Do you live by what is true
Or is the focus all on you?
Have you given all to God
Or do you plow with your own rod?
Are you free from needing man
Or must you reach for someone's hand?
Are you at ease with gruff and rude
Or do you reply with attitude?
Do you give when needs arise
See the hurt in others' eyes?
Or do you care for your own needs
And reach for hollow, empty deeds?
We walk upon a journey's shore
Always seeking something more
Will the thing you hope to grasp
Fill the void and truly last?
I hope it does for your own sake
For all our lives will leave a wake
Of pain and loss and paths askew
Or joyous life with God anew
WGS
8-15-25
1 Thessalonians 4:11–12 (ESV):
"Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one."