Silence

It's been said that 'silence is golden'. As I spent hours sitting in silence on Saturday, I reflected on what silence means in my life. Sometimes silence can be a truly wonderful thing--space and time to think and pray and it means that everything is going well. At other times, silence can be terrifying. When you're waiting for news from a family member or hoping for a response about a job interview, silence can be deafening and paralyzing. Silence can be an indication that I've moved far from God and am not being sensitive to his voice. It can also indicate that there's an area of great pain in my life or the life of someone near me--something difficult to share. I think silence can be incredibly powerful in our lives if we let it.