in the silence

"Let us simply stop and start listening to our own hearts. There we will touch a lot of pain. We will possibly touch a lot of anger. We will possibly touch a lot of loneliness and anguish. Then we will hear something deeper. We will hear the voice of Jesus"

                                                                           Jean Vanier

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We jump out of bed

Grab our smart phones

Fire up our computers

Turn on the TV

Crank up the tunes

We fill our ears and eyes constantly

Rarely are we quiet

And in the presence

Of God

Or others

And yet in the silence important things come

Through those moments of presence

Come the things we try to avoid in our busyness

The pain, and fear

The memories

The emptiness

But good things come as well

Love

Joy

Peace

Hope

And yes

The Sacred speaks too

That still small voice

That living Presence

Of Love Him/Herself