God works in silence

Many, many years ago, Christina Rossetti (~1830-1894) wrote these famous lines,

“Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling
The wind is passing thro’.”

Today I write,

“Who has seen the Spirit of God?
Neither you nor I
But when our souls are deeply touched,
God’s Spirit has visited us.”

Mother Teresa had said this many moons ago,

“Silence…we need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature, trees, flowers, grass grows in silence, see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.”

As we all know man is not perfect. One answer I think why he isn’t, is perhaps because man has acquired the imperfect characteristics by living in an imperfect world.

However, I believe there is a part of us, inside the soul of us, that is still perfect and pure and that’s quite untouched by the imperfections of this world.

Indeed as Bridget Menezes, a contemporary self-empowerment guru whom I greatly admire puts it, “There is goodness in each one of us which can be tapped by going into silence.”

She tells us that if we can do that, it will bring forth untold benefits.

“First, it allows us to manage our thoughts better. When we sit in silence, only those thoughts which are necessary will emerge.”

“Second, the experience of silence releases us from the grip of our negative programming and conditioning.”

She goes on to say, “We will easily experience the truth of our inner peace and dignity. This further aids the mind in remaining focused and stable.”

We all want to be energized and rejuvenated at some point of our lives but often we don’t know how.

The advice is to simply take a breather in between activities. Stop for half a minute of peace, take a few deep breaths, stretch and look at something in the distance.

Then close your eyes and slowly “retreat into timelessness”, into a time of absolute tranquility and silence.

For a moment, free your mind from worries and the cares of this life. Relax and then reflect, and allow your head and heart to catch up.

Just enjoy the peace, the serenity of unity of body, mind and soul and of life. Let God’s Spirit touch you.

Indeed, have frequent “retreats into timelessness and into silence”. Make time as it also helps to enlarge your mental space.

I think, it is a therapy that can cure many of the ills of the imperfect man. Try it and be surprised!

This music video is courtesy of "Hamp32". It's an old hit by Simon and Garfunkel entitled "Sound of Silence".