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Silence

 

I am musing about....

Silence

I am sitting here in front of my laptop in a place of silence. No big revelations about what to write about.

Except, actually... there it is, I will write about how....

there are times...

 when God is silent.

His presence is felt. We are assured of His nearness. But we hear....nothing.

Nothing but the beat of His heart in the love He pours out as shown by the many provisions that surround us, the way He cares for us.

Nothing but His breath in the blowing wind. The breeze; His touch as it epitomizes His creation and His power; ever present, constrained at times, awaiting it's full manifestation.

Nothing but His voice in the sounds around us, if we are truly listening.... the laughter of children, the bubbling of a brook, the voices of praise, the cry of a newborn baby, the song of a bird in flight....

Nothing but...maybe...

Silence, quiet, solitude....

A gift in itself.

Sit in it. Bask in it. Learn from it. Grow in it.

Lean into the silence and know....

God's "big revelations" in life will come.

But for now, just let Him reveal..HIMSELF.

For, after all, is that not the biggest revelation of all!

Be still and know that I am God.  Psalm 46:1

                                                        



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