Comments on: From Thomas Merton

By: helenl

helenl — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:58:04 +0000

Amen, Carol. Amen.

By: writeathome

writeathome — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:46:07 +0000

I know there was a time in my life where I constantly wanted to have noise, either through music, the TV going or some kind of sound. It was only at night, when it was quiet and I was in bed that those troubling thoughts of why am I here, who am I, is there a God and many other important questions that I didn’t want to think about would come to mind. It’s easy in our society to drown out the voice of God through noise. I am okay with silence now, and I understand that an important part of prayer is listening. If we’ll take the time to be quiet, God will speak to us.

By: helenl

helenl — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:14:39 +0000

Hi Karen, I was not an only child. But I grew in a household and live in one still that is not afraid of silence.

By: Karen Hopper

Karen Hopper — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:06:51 +0000

Being an only child, I spent much of my time in silence. It is still a place that I love to go – getting away to hear nature and be at peace with the Lord. Thomas Merton said it beautifully. Yes, Helen, I believe you and I share the belief that there are spaces where Silence is Golden.