Thursday, August 16, 2012

The Fellowship of Silence


Be silent unto God and let Him mold Thee.”  Ps. 46:10

“Quiet hearts are as rare as radium.  We need every day to be led by the Divine Shepherd into the green pastures and beside the still waters, we are losing the art of meditation.  Inner preparation is necessary to outward service.

““Rest pauses” contribute to the finer music of life.  “He went out into a mountain to pray.”  And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered.”  Therein we have the example of our Lord.

“We have yet to learn the power of silence.  Not in the college or academy, but in the silence of the soul, do we learn the greater lessons of life and become rooted in spiritual inwardness.

“The geologist says that certain crystals can only come to their perfect form in stillness.  In the undistracted moment men are in touch with God and everlasting things.

“The strenuousness of life and the increasing distractions of the world demand a zone of silence and the quiet hour.

“And Jesus said to them, “Come away to some lonely spot and get a little rest for there were many coming and going, and they could get no time even to eat).  So they went privately in the boat to a lonely spot” (Mark 6:31-32).  Let us find that spot every day, and the fellowship of silence.  On such moments infinite issues hinge!”    
--Mr. Charles Cowman 





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