SILENCE OPENS US TO LIFE
17 April 2018 - 3rd Tuesday of Eastertide
Capturing snippets of beautiful thoughts about silence, from an article I am reading….
To be silent
is not to be quiet,
but to create a space,
a place within oneself,
to fall back on,
where we can rest,
and where we can
listen to ourselves,
and receive others.
Silence is
like a room,
available in our interior.
Silence is listening.
Silence is the language
of love,
and it is the depth
in relationship.
It is a way of living
our relationship,
with self,
and with others.
Silence prepares us,
to live differently,
to have a deeper look
at life.
Silence in the spiritual life,
unifies the heart,
and expands interiority.
Silence opens us
to a relationship
with God,
in a deeper,
and radical way.
Those who live from silence
before God -
they discover
others,
the world,
life,
things,
and their entire existence,
in a new light.
Those who live from silence
before God -
their gaze
becomes deeper.
The gaze
that emerges from silence,
is amazed by the everyday,
and transmits
peace and hope,
because it knows
how to wait,
and has broadened
its vital vision.
To recover silence
is to live
a more human life.
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