I saw this simple sign in a church men’s room. To me, this speaks of mindfulness and presence in the moment more than any particular religion, regardless of the source from the book of Psalms.
Be Still
Simple advise. Just shut up… let the past and future fall away, that is always where our minds are occupied. Stilling ourselves is not just physical in this case, but mental. When we are still and present, that is when we can know the infinite, referred to as God in this case. That is when we experience it… when we truly pray, to use more Christian vernacular.
I Am
Only then do we know through direct experience the I Am. This phrase has always intrigued me too. From its appearance in the old testament, always capitalized signifying a deeper meaning to those two words, to its recurrence as a quote from Jesus followed by the way, the truth…
This to me refers to a more simple truth, not an exclusive requirement of Christ. The truth is that the infinite, God if you will, simply is. Nothing more, nothing less, just is. I would also postulate that Jesus was giving that same hint, not that only he had some key to truth and life but instead referencing God as I Am.
And that simple task of being still, and just being until we simply Are, that is the way, the truth, and the life.