Heavenly Father, even as I diligently study the Bible, remind me it's not about what I know, but Who I know. Help me lay down my weaknesses and embrace your strength. Help me put aside my words and share Your Word. In Jesus' Name, Amen. ~ Liz Curtis Higgs

Happy are we if we love Jesus with that sublime silence. Many a time our love speaks, our love sings, our love expresses itself in various way. But when love increases in our hearts, it tends to become silent. That is when it has reached maturity. It has become so intense and so deep that it cannot be expressed with our dull human language. ~ Excerpts from "Only Jesus." by Luis Martinez, Secrets of the Spirit

Love, and do what you will. If you are silent, be silent out o love. If you must speak, speak out of love. If you censure, censure out of love. If you forebear, forebear out of love. Put love in your heart. Nothing but good can spring from that source. ~ St. Augustine

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Begin with humility, letting go of the temptation to relate to God through clever thoughts or complicated ideas;

Move into silence, finding calmness and rest in God like a baby finds resting on its mother’s breast;

Finally embrace hope, that in the down-to-earth quiet of contemplative prayer we learn to fully trust God.

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Silence in prayer is not something you achieve, it’s something you receive. It’s given to you by grace, and it’s already within you. ~ Carl McColman

Lonely ... but not alone

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May God, not the gifts, be the center of our lives. May the gifts bring Him glory and draw others to hear His still, small voice and draw them into His Presence. In Jesus Name, Amen

Be Still ...

More than a song ...

Prayer is being present to God’s presence. It is words and yet it is more than words. It is a feeling but yet it is even more than a feeling. Prayer is a search for truth. Prayer is saying to God “here I am”. Prayer is saying “I need you. Touch me, form me, direct me, guide me, love me.” ~ Bruce Downes

From the catechism on prayer: " Since the heart of the Son seeks only what pleases the Father, how could the prayer of the children of adoption be centered on the gifts rather than the Giver?"

It is I; do not be afraid.

Still small voice....whisper...

Peace, Be still

So when you're on your knees and answers seem so far away. You're not alone, stop holding on and just be held.

~ God's peace is a quiet heart in a raging storm. ~

"Silence, for the Christian, is not just the absence of speech but also the stillness of soul in which our true self is united with Creator and Father. We become silent in awe and wonder, as we contemplate God within us. It is an experience too rich and delicate for words." ~ Pope Francis

Jesus Himself is the answer to our prayer.

I Need Thee Every Hour