Wonder of Silence
“For God alone my soul waits in silence.
Trust in God at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before the Lord,
God is a refuge for us.”
--Psalm 62: 5, 8
One of the wonders of taking time with a person in the midst of their pain is the wonder of silence. The deepest cries of the soul are not the ones we can verbalize. They are the ones that are buried beneath piles of “stuff.” Today we receive a call to silence, a call to simply listen.
Often in a pastoral visitation, there is a request for prayer. It feels like a call to offer words, a call to engage the mind to form phrases for verbal expression. The temptation is to move quickly to words. This kind of prayer may only get us to the “piles of stuff,” causing us to miss the soul of the person who asks us to pray. Sometimes, as the Psalm writer reminds us, it is good to just stop all the noise and pour out our inner self in silence. Tough stuff to do!
Take time with your heart today. Take time being attentive to the hearts of those around you in whatever workspace you find as your “home away from home.” All of us may find many surprises if we dedicate today as a day when we listen and respond soul to soul.
A prayer: God…………………………………………….Amen.
Ben Keckler
04.24.08
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