The Silence of God

We are engulfed in noise,

buried alive by sound,

i-pod earphones plugging in a non-stop blare,

televisions rumbling, a thousand channels and more on cable

to avoid missing the urgent,

and what do we miss

            but silence.

Keep the music going

    I don’t want to think.

What would I do with all the quiet

but to fill it up?

And yet, it is in the silence of God

that affirms not His absence

                          but His Presence.

Rocking on the front porch at the opening of the day,

listening to the crickets,

bathing in the soundtrack

            that He is

            and He is here.

Dwell,

abide,

wait,

        and be strong.

 

Be still

    and know that I am God.

The LORD of hosts is with us,

the God of Jacob is our fortress.

                    Psalm 46. 10-11