Friday, January 31, 2014

Dear God,

There is something so beautiful about silence!  Not silence in the sense of lack of noise but quiet that leaves space for you.  So often the sounds of daily living get in the way of conversations between us.  When the television is chatting away so often about nothing, our uncluttered space fills with words.  There seems to be no room for solitude, meditation, and open space for you to engage us.  On the other hand, when everything is silenced and we open ourselves to you, so much is possible.

I used to think I had to have noise around me.  Frankly, I was afraid of silence, afraid of the dark open spaces, afraid of being caught unprepared if you came to me.  I was fearful of what you might say or what I might learn about myself.

I don't remember when, where, or how you stripped me of my need to fill my life with stuff.  All I know is when I let silence have its reign, I met you in a way I did not think was possible.  My life has never been the same.

Thank you,
Gentle God,
for silence,
for mystical moments
of wonderment,
of quiet peace,
and of faith
that profoundly inspires,
quiets a restless soul,
and fills us
with the things
of heaven.

With deep gratitude, Andrea