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Silence is our constant ignored companion. It never goes away. It is us who go away from it because it reminds us of the neglected inner garden that is our soul. ~ Dr. David Brenner

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"Though there's a majestic and powerful beauty on the surface of the ocean, there's even more beauty when you dive beneath the waves - luxuriant seaweed swaying gracefully ... , small fish darting here and there, ... a world that's quiet and deep. When you dive beneath the surface things of GOd, you also discover an endless calm - a world of divine liefe that is quiet and deep. There, in the depths, God will reveal a quiet and gentle kind of interior beauty." ~ Joni Eareckson Tada, Holiness in Hidden Places

In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. ~ Isaiah 30:15

"Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade in the book, The Sacrament of the Present Moment, talks about the “realization that every event in our lives, from the most ordinary to the most spectacular, are all manifestations of God’s will for us. It teaches us to experience every moment—such as this very moment as you read these words—as a holy sacrament because God is at work in it. As we acquire this holy practice, God becomes much more real to us, much more a part of our lives, and a true Companion on our journey.”

~ Cate Perry, from: Be Silent and Mindful of God

Noise dissipates and fatigues the soul; in silence we gather our forces. Silence restores order and brings peace, which St. Augustine defines as "the tranquility of order". Without discipline of holy silence Christ cannot reign as King in our heart!

~ From Holy Silence, The Secret of the Saints

The Spirit of God is soft and gentle like a small voice or a light breeze. It is the spirit of love." ~ Henri Nouwen,‬ Here and Now

Give Me a Quiet Mind

When winds are blowing, waves are rising, falling
And all the air is full of dust and spray;
When voices, like to sea birds’ plaintive calling,
Confuse my day;

Then, then I know Thee, Lord of highest heaven
In newborn need discover Thee, and find
Nought can discomfort him to whom is given
A quiet mind.

When hopes have failed, and heavy sadness crusheth,
And doubt and fear would weave their deadly spell,
Then thought of Thee my troubled spirit husheth;
And all is well.

In midnight hours when weariness ignoreth
Heaven’s starry host, and battle wounds are mine,
Then Thy right hand uplifteth and outpoureth
Love’s oil and wine.

O Blessed Lord, beyond the moment’s sorrow
I see above, beneath, before, behind–
Eternal Love. Give me today, tomorrow,
A quiet mind.

(From the collected poems of Amy Carmichael)

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“If an ear is to grow or a flower blossom, there are times which cannot be forced; for the birth of a human being, nine months are required; to write a book or a worthy piece of music, years must often be spent in patient searching. This is also the law of the spirit… To encounter the mystery takes patience, inner purification, silence and waiting.” (Pope St. John Paul II; General Audience, July 26, 2000)