James Howell in his book, The Beautiful Work of Learning to Pray, says,
"No index into our restlessness is more telling than our flight from silence.
Our world is so noisy, as our planet gets noisier every century.
Something is always on, somebody is always saying something. "
As he says, silence is associated with lonliness. And we are all about avoiding THAT.
But in fact, the cure for our loneliness is NOT more talk, and finally, the sltimate cure to our deepest loneliness isn't any person, but is God.
St. Augustine said, "O Lord...you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it finds rest in you."
Only God can fill that space inside of us.
How can we invite God into our "empty space"?
The way to do that is PRAYER.
Any I DON'T mean, "God is great, God is good..." or "Now I lay me down to sleep...".
I mean laying yourself open to God in truth and honesty. I mean listening, as well as talking.
If you're interested in learning more about prayer, you're invited to come to a discussion group on prayer at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays at 14825 Manchester Rd. - Salem-in-Ballwin UMC.
See you there.
Peace,
(Rev.) Julie
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