Silence

A quote from Catherine;


Perhaps silence is wearying to us, and yet our spiritual advancement
is generally most promoted in the hours of silence.


Our world is filled with noise. To have silence, to really be silent takes a lot of work. We are so unused to it. Yesterday, at noon, we had a prayer for peace as the Israeli and Palestinian leaders met here in the US. It was a full 5 minutes of silence. At first it was very uncomfortable to be with 15 or more people standing in a circle in silence. Yet the time was powerful.

I really had the time to lift up all the people who were players in this summit meeting. I had time to pray for those who are left homeless, who are incarcerated, who are harassers, who are the soldiers, the mothers and so forth.... It was a powerful time. Unfortunately, even in our worship time, there is not enough silence to really get to a depth of prayer that leaves one really, deeply in touch with those for whom we pray and to be deeply in touch with God.

Today take some time for silence. It is not wearying at all. It is more like an oasis in the noisy day. You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.

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