I really don’t do this enough…
… and I don’t think you do either. I mean, how often is it that we just sit in silence and listen. Even the thought of it makes us uncomfortable, why would we just sit, that seems like a waste of time. What if that was the exact opposite of what is actually true? What if sitting and listening turned out to be one of the most important things we could do during our day? I recently went on a retreat where a friend of mine, Rebbecca, spoke on this very topic.
“How often do we just turn everything off and listen to what God has to say?” -Rebecca Juneau
We turn on our CNNs, NBCs, ABCs, MTVs, DVDs, I-P-O-Ds, and everything that makes noise in order to escape what is really right in front of us that we are small and that facing our lives from day to day, no from second, to second can be really scary. Now, I think it is important to say that I am not condemning any of the above mentioned noise makers, I am simply saying that from time to time, maybe, just maybe we should turn them off, take a breathe, and realize that we are never alone. We could realize in the silence that the scariness and vastness of a world of which we are so small can fade away by realizing that the God who created everything is inside of the breath we just took.
“That the spirit of God is moving and flowing through us and that makes us… Holy. -Rob Bell
So maybe when you are done reading this, (If anyone reads this lol), maybe for a moment just turn everything off, and Breathe.
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“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” -Pascal
Hi, I loved this post so much that I sent it to my co teachers at school! Thanks for the reminder!!
Thank James for the breath of fresh air this morning. J
Carmen
VERY nicely done. You have found a very important truth here. Don’t let it go!
What a profound thought for someone so young. I went to a seminar at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers this summer about just that…Listening to God. I don’t think we can be reminded of it too often.. Thanks for bringing it to our attention! Blessings, Kay
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