No Disturbance

Silence is important to our physical and spiritual development. It is the best atmosphere in which we become most receptive to intuition and intelligence. In the natural world, growth occurs in silent obscurity, where the individual is bare, without the faces and facades that he/she puts up as he/she deals with the world. Roots must grow in silence so they can entrench themselves in the earth undisturbed. No matter how noisy your life is, you must develop a time (or place) of silence. It is a very important practice that gradually becomes an aegis against the many distractions in the world.

The Lord Jesus Christ, as the Bible records, spent the first four hours of his day in prayerful silence. This establishes the belief that it is through silence that we best prepare for the world. Noise has its place - in the barrels of emptiness. Noise is found among spectators, not the players in the fields of destiny. Those who intend to change their world invest their time in silence; a period of time when matters of life (past, present and future) are placed under the microscope of truth.

We take better stock of our lives in silence. We arrive at clarity through silence. We understand ourselves better in the silence of deep contemplation. We must enhance the gift of time with the essence of silence.