In Silence

“Out of the depths, I cry to You, O Lord; Lord hear my voice!” Psalm 130:1

We do not need to shout, we do not need a bullhorn or megaphone so that God can hear us. He can hear our whispers, our whimpers, and the more contrite and humble we are, the louder our prayers are to Him. Sometimes our silence resonates more than our words. 

Mother Teresa said, “In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence.”

Can we be silent this Lent? So that God can fill us with Himself? I think that is something to look forward to. Streams of living water. An inexpressible and glorious joy. An overflow of hope. A time of refreshment. We can look forward to all of these.