Selah: Work Study

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

Selah is a word that refuses to be rushed. It appears like a quiet doorway throughout the Psalms as an intentional break in the music, a pause in the poetry, a breath in the middle of revelation.

Selah is a deliberate pause-marker that says, “Stop here, linger, let this truth echo before you move on.”

In a world that rewards speed, Selah invites a countercultural rhythm. It reminds us that revelation is not only in the words spoken but in the silence that follows. It is the holy space where understanding deepens, where the heart catches up to what the spirit has heard, where God’s presence becomes more than information—it becomes encounter.

Spiritual Invitation

Selah signals a holy interruption—an invitation to breathe, to listen, to let the truth just spoken settle into the soul.

Let this new year carry a rhythm of intentional pauses. When a moment feels rushed or crowded, whisper Selah and allow space for God to speak between your breaths.

Rev. Margaret Minnicks

Saying “Selah” in the New Year!