22/03/2021
Practicing silence is paradoxical: it is something we do by not doing anything at all. Silence is always available within us, yet it requires intentional practice because our culture pulls us so hard in the opposite direction. Since we are unused to silence, some of us can feel uncomfortable (even fearful) in its presence. Yet silence at heart is about relationship; it opens us to the mystery of God’s loving presence. As the SSJE Rule of Life explains, “The gift of silence we seek to cherish is chiefly the silence of adoring love for the mystery of God which words cannot express.” This week we invite you to listen for the still, small voice of God in silence.
