atrophe
i am practicing a spiritual muscle that seems to have atrophe. i used to be able to sit in silence and listen for God a lot longer than i seem to be able to now. yet, i feel like he's telling me to build up this muscle, not try to be still for an hour at once, you know...a lil at a time. reading and praying for others is great, but there is nothing like "listening." its a deep intimacy that does not come from me chatting away at God all the time. i think i kept it up for abit, and it was the best part of my day.
mother teresa talked a lot about silence, and i think she had something there. here's a couple of quotes.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace.
Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.
and there was one more i could not find, but was a great inspiration to me: she was aksed in an interview, when she prays, what does she say, and she responded "I listen." then she was asked, what does God say, and she replied, "He listens."
i want to listen, and i want him to listen. that, to me, expalins an intimacy beyond words.
mother teresa talked a lot about silence, and i think she had something there. here's a couple of quotes.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace.
Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.
and there was one more i could not find, but was a great inspiration to me: she was aksed in an interview, when she prays, what does she say, and she responded "I listen." then she was asked, what does God say, and she replied, "He listens."
i want to listen, and i want him to listen. that, to me, expalins an intimacy beyond words.