Thursday, February 2, 2023

Dear God,

How can I adequately express my gratitude to you for the silence that has found its way into me here in Maine?  It is not the absence of sound but rather time and space filled with your living spirit.  It quietly invites me in, titillates my deep longing for your closeness and speaks to me in the language of love.

For years I filled the space with noise, radio, television, talk, talk, talk.  I was afraid of quiet perhaps because I thought it would hurt me in some way.  I didn't want to know what might come of standing alone with you.  Yet, one day that all changed.  Silence became my friend.

Thank you,

Loving God,

for the gift

of silence,

for its beauty,

truth and power.

Thank you

for the way

it changes me,

fills me,

and holds me.

Thank you

for wanting me close too.

Yours, Andrea