Thoughts, Prayers and Words of Encouragement: Since May 8th I have been traveling through a devotional (my 4th time) on the Disciplines of the Inner Life...(now you know why it is time 4, some of us take a bit more persuasion :) anyhow....the past two weeks the discipline has been silence. Now I have spent 2 weeks in Houston with 40 people, crying, singing, praying, seeking....NONE IN SILENCE....so I figured I really missed the discipline....today as I reflected it became clear to me that silence is not about my mouth as much as my heart. Words can never fully express the deepest longings of my heart for His presence....it always alludes verbal description....however during these 2 weeks, He has listened so intently to the silent pleas of my spirit to know Him more.....so quiet I did not realize the power of the communion until I reflect on the experiece of His presence.
Often I have associated silence with lonliness....how wrong.....silence is BEING ....being IN and WITH my beloved...even when my mouth is yacking......hahahahah....how do I know??? I know because the peace that passes all understanding, the joy that is inexpressible and the abundant life is keeping me day by day.
Lord help me to be silent to hear you, loud to praise you and faithful to satisfy ALL your desires ....I love you di
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You'd probably love some of what Henri Nouwen has to say on Solitude. It's pretty awesome and it goes with what you've said in your blog.
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