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>> Monday, August 18, 2008
I am called to silence. I do not get enough of it. Some of that is my fault I would guess. I seem to need to be busy all the time. Or maybe I am avoiding that silent time, when I can no longer pretend I am someone else. I am just me. Sitting exposed before my God, whom I claim to trust. Then where does the fear come in?
Anyway, I do desire silence. And I know I am called by God to be silent. I know it in my heart. And I know that I need to respond.
Why do I find other things to distract me?
I am reading a great book about silence. It is called "Holy Silence, The Gift of Quaker Spirituality," by J. Brent Bill.
J. Brent Bill writes about how we need to, as the Quakers call it, hold the silence. Hold it like it is fragile and about to break.
After all, silence is precious. A precious gift. And we need to hold it, so we can be still. And know God is with us. And know God is calling us.
And know we are listening to the God of our heart.
Blessings
Colleen
4 comments:
Psalm 46 has been all around me this past month. Even at the different church I attended two weekends ago. Be Still and know I am God. And today you have be still as your blog. Interesting. I don't like to slow down but like you I desire stillness. On those rare occasions that I am silent my world comes into focus, but I am not sure why it seems so difficult to be still. What a great thought to make silence something fragile that needs to be protected, a gift. You have definately made me think. Great post.
I too loved that part about silence being fragile. Thank you for your comments.
Silence is beautiful. Stillness is wonderful. Together they are almost holy, a true gift from God. Sometimes in silence and stillness I am convicted of how I need to change ot it gives me peace. Both are necessary.
deanna, Thank you for your comments. I like what you said about how silence and stillness are both necessary, together they are almost holy. I had thought of them as being almost the same thing, but they aren't really. And I am so drawn to both.
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