The art of silence is not just an absence of noise; it's and absence of every distraction of our minds, every self-dialogue. It is an absence of every hesitancy to listen and be fully present to absorb rather than to simply leak out in excess as we usually do.To be silent is to empty ourselves in totality to be prepared to be filled with Something far greater that the cacophony of our daily lives.
God doesn't just suggest that we spend time in silence, He commands it (Ecclesiastes 5:2-3).
Ours is a culture of ruckus, a culture of structured chaos where a day spent in silence can loom like a prison sentence. But we were not created to be masters of our own private rock band; we were called to learn to live in the silence of a relationship gone right, a relationship of listening.
The beauty of silence is the beauty of true companionship. To be able to be silent in the presence of another is the real sign of a connection that goes far deeper than location or common interests.
My goal is to learn to relish silence, to be able to enter a point in my relationships where the use of words would dishonor their validity. I only pray that it doesn't take a lifetime to do it.
