A sound of sheer silence
(1 Kings 19:11-13 NRSV)
An extrovert, a people person, a chatter,
a doer, a ‘want to help ya’, a door holder… me
Retreat, creative yes, reflective yes, alone (maybe) with
others, ‘yes please’
Silent, still, slowed down… well for a while, but for how
long?
(You do know me God don’t you!)
In what way or ways will the silence speak?
What might the sound of sheer silence say?
Silence is primordial: it is the beginning
– noise comes after, noise fills the silence…
the silence is always there.
What does the silence whisper?
The wind gusted and blew, but God was not in the wind.
There was a mighty earthquake but though land moved and
rocks fell… God was not to be heard.
A fire flickered, burning, consuming, enveloping… yet not
the flames of God.
Then… only then, the sound of sheer silence.
What, O God, are you saying in the wind and rain, in the earth
and sky?
What are you saying from the mountaintop to the valley low?
What might you say in the silence behind the noise?
What are you saying in the sound of sheer silence?
Give me ears to hear,
to listen,
to enter more deeply into your presence,
into your voice of sheer silence.
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| Book reference from 'Ear Test' - not my work but something I stumbled on today! |
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