silence
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Sometimes I feel left in the dark. As if I have questions even God can’t answer. Or chooses not to. Why are we left alone when we are most in doubt? Sometimes silence is just what we need, even when we want anything but static. I no longer know what to ask. So silence is Continue reading
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worth in rest
Teach us. Weather and seasons, rain and snow and storms and blizzards, cold and heat—earth; and body and mind, heart and soul and spirit—self; and that divine whisper—God; how to give ourselves what we need, in the moments we need it. It is a constant battle, sometimes, to oppose the relentless voice that says “go Continue reading
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silence (part 3)
We are not comfortable with silence. It’s the first thing to go when we have a to-do list, the easiest practice to neglect. There is the fear that if we don’t hear anything, it’s because we’re not listening. It’s our fault. How often have we heard it? “God’s always speaking; we’re the ones not listening.” Continue reading
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the gift of silence (part 2)
We are weak flames barely burning. Our voices can say no more. Our ears can hear no more. With God, there’s no need. He lets us walk ahead, fall behind. He does not lead with pressure. He does not wait with impatience. He is not fickle or demanding. He does not hold our weaknesses, failures, Continue reading
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the gift of God’s silence (part 1)
“I won’t let you burn out. I won’t let you lose your light.” Some of us are weak flames barely burning. God will not extinguish us. Even a whisper could turn us pitch black. We are not a shimmering coal to be blown upon, igniting a new fire; just a weak flame barely burning. And Continue reading
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Week 11: silence
Stillness, silence, and waiting are acts of faith. They are a willingness to face the nothingness, the emptiness, the void. They authenticate a stark willingness to accept the possibility of hearing nothing, receiving no answers, gaining no direction. Sometimes (or often), it is silence for silence, darkness for darkness. But this is where we discover Continue reading
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