God, you are in your holy temple, let all that is in me be still in your presence...

God, you are in your holy temple, let all that is in me be still in your presence: still in my tongue, in my willl, in all my desires and thoughts; and I will cease from any sort of activity: O how precious in the sight of God is a gentle and quiet spirit silent in his presence.

Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769)