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Forward Day By Day TUESDAY, August 31 (Aidan)
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TUESDAY, August 31 (Aidan)

Psalm 39. While I pondered, the fire burst into flame.

“Activism does not make theologians…The voice of God is heard only in quiet. Good tidings are at everyone’s door if they would stop talking and listen to the knock.”

These are the words of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, advice from a wise priest that every Christian should take seriously. He calls it the “therapy of silence.” It is true that the more burdened we are with responsibilities, the more we need silence to meditate.

It is in meeting God in this quietness, alone, that we begin to learn how to hear God’s voice. It is in meeting God face to face that we are brought to see our sinfulness and to know forgiveness. It is in God’s peace that we obtain the peace that passes understanding.

While we are musing, while we meditate, the fire kindles. The Holy Spirit operates in a way which is impossible in our busyness. Spiritual lives are developed in silence, where the deep things of our lives are shaped. (1973)

Help me to be still and know that you are God.

PRAY for the Diocese of Gombe (Province of Jos, Nigeria)

Ps 26, 28 * 36, 39; Job 12:1; 13:3-17, 21-27; Acts 12:1-17; John 8:33-47

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Aug 31, 2010 at 9:32 am

Written by Steve Doutt,

We should support each other in the quest for stillness, instead of making violence and fearful noises.

I pray for a world culture that celebrates the unique inner-self, and builds places for it.

God, "...hallowed be your name..."
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Aug 31, 2010 at 10:09 am

Written by Pamela,

Even in music, there are pauses, the moments of silence necessary to define and to make music truly meaningful. Monastics who practice silence also have much to teach us here. Without stillness, the spirit can grow only partially.
We would do well to explore this area in the way of cultivating a richer inner and outer life.

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