True, silence is sometimes the absence of speech, but it is always the act of listening. The mere absence of noise (which is empty of our listening to the voice of God) is not silence. A day filled with noise and voices can be a day of silence if the noises become for us the echo of the presence of God, if the voices are, for us, messages and solicitations of God.
When we speak of ourselves and are filled with ourselves, we leave silence behind. When we repeat the intimate words of God that he has left within us, our silence remains intact.
Grace in Every Season (April 20)
And so I say to you, beloved sons, do not scrutinize the future, and thus, neither anxiety nor discouragement will take hold of you! Live only in the present instant, in complete abandonment, close to my Immaculate Heart, the present instant which the love of the Heavenly Father puts at your disposal, my little children..
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Worries, fears, anxieties… so much can try to keep us from living peacefully and joyfully in the present moment where God and His grace reside.
Sometimes an outright effort in our part needs to be made. The most anxiety producing vehicles may need to be cut off at least for a time… or blinders put on. But ultimately it’s what we choose to do with what the world and the enemy brings to our attention.
Do we bring it to the Immaculate Heart of Mary… and stay close, listening for God’s voice on what steps to take? Or do we just immediately start flapping our wings and concocting the next steps ourselves?