In solitude and silence…
It is in deep solitude and silence that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brother and sister.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Practice sweet silence…
If you do not practice sweet silence, it is impossible to taste the things of God.
–Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi (1566-1607)
The contemplative life…
The contemplative life is an intimate affair; it is a loving conversation of man with God. But in order that God may speak to the soul and the soul speak with God, it is necessary that there be silence.
–Luis M. Martinez (1881-1956)
Silence is the indispensable condition…
Silence is not only the indispensable condition for the development of the interior life, but it is also a sign of the maturity of virtue. When the interior life reaches a certain degree of development, it is marked by silence. In the beginning, we have some difficulty in speaking with God, but as our intimacy with God increases, our conversation with Him becomes easier, because His love provokes an inexhaustible source of loving words in our innermost soul. If this love continues growing until it reaches a certain degree, if our friendship with Jesus becomes more intimate and perfect, then words begin to fail us, because they seem impotent to express the sentiments of our heart. Little by little, words disappear, and our communication with God becomes the divine communication of silence.
–Luis M. Martinez (1881-1956)
God is whispering…
There is hardly ever a complete silence in our soul. God is whispering to us well-nigh incessantly. Whenever the sounds of the world die out of the soul, or sink low, Then we hear these whisperings of God.
–Frederick Faber (1814-1863)
Such silent sitting…
We need to find some time each day to sit quietly in peace, in stillness, savoring the mystery of God within us. Such silent sitting will not only prepare us to find “eternal rest” at the time of our death; it will help us find infinite peace in the midst of the problems of life.
–Edward Hays (1931-2016)
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