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We don’t always get answers, but we get his presence
I get a weekly communication from Renovare and the letter this week from Brian Morykon was deeply moving. I couldn’t find an online version to link to, so I am just cutting and pasting, hoping I’m not violating any copyright laws in the process.
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The aching remains
There’s a statue of JesusOn a monastery knollIn the hills of KentuckyAll quiet and coldHe’s kneeling in the gardenAs silent as a stoneAll his friends are sleepingAnd He’s weeping all aloneAnd the man of all sorrowsHe never forgotWhat sorrow is carriedBy the hearts that he boughtSo when the questions dissolveInto the silence of GodThe aching may remainBut the breaking does…
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Perspective
In a men’s Bible study we are working our way through Eugene Peterson’s book, Reversed Thunder, which is about the Book of Revelation. Peterson notes that John has a pressing question in front of him: “If the Kingdom of God is so real and so powerful, why are we still dealing with the evil of the Roman Empire?”
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Quit embracing distraction
The fact of the matter is this: we like noise. We complain about it… but do we remove it? Technology is not the core problem. Social media is not the core problem. Distraction is our core spiritual problem.
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The way of silence
It has become an annual habit of mine to get away in silence and solitude for a few days. It takes days because the first half of the silence is about getting the mind geared down.
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The place of quiet
When we will shut up, God will show up.
Tag: Silence
