Seeing the bloodshed, broken lives, and repeated failures of peace in many parts of the world, this Lenten season I felt a strong need to begin with myself. If the world is to change, I must first be willing to change.
In today’s fast-paced world, silence and solitude often feel like rare luxuries. Yet, in the Christian tradition, solitude is more than just “being alone.”
The first unwritten scripture was coded in silence, millions of years ago, before humans arrived on this planet. That continues to be the language of creation. God’s mother tongue must be silence! The word spirituality starts with the word Spirit who communicates through the medium of silence. God is attuned to earless hearing and wordless speaking.
I regard silence held in love as the best prayer ground before God.
