Hesel Ojieh teaches young mothers how to find peace in chaos through silent prayer and Scripture. She uses Psalm 91's concept of dwelling in a secret place to show how to pray inwardly, repeat verses, and write down what God says, even while surrounded by children and work.
As a young mother, one of the things you don't have is time for yourself because your husband, your children. But this is what my mother taught me, and it was powerful. The Scripture says, he that dwelleth in the secret place Do you know what I mean? What that means is that I can be sitting down here and praying. So break that spirit that says God is there, God is there, God is there. God is here. Amen. So even if their children are praying, you've just taken one scripture and it's playing in your mind. You're walking all around. So when you are able to master, when you're able to master the silence with God, it's powerful. Because remember, now these are your kids. Tomorrow there'll be work, there'll be school, there'll be everything. So let me tell you what I do. Before I said it, he said, he that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I can be in a crowd of people and I'm gone. I'm just gone. I'll just be— everybody's there, I'm praying in my spirit. I just took a scripture and you always see me writing, because writing is therapeutic to me. When God speaks to me, I'm writing. It clears my mind because I want my mind to have focus. So, so it's a very good time for you, for everyone that has baby. I have so many children. It's a good time to master the art of silence, of separation, that even if your body is locked up, imprisoned at work, your spirit must be connected
