PRECIOUSNESS OF SILENCE
"But Jesus was silent." Mt 26:63
The Silence is Meekness.
When you do not defend yourself against offenses;
When you do not claim your rights;
When you let God defend you;
The Silence is Meekness.
The Silence is Mercy.
When you do not reveal the faults of your brothers to others;
When you readily forgive without inquiring into the past;
When you do not judge, but pray in your heart;
The Silence is Mercy.
The Silence is Patience.
When you accept suffering not with grumbling but joyfully;
When you do not look for human consolations;
When you do not become too anxious, but wait in patience for the seed to germinate;
The Silence is Patience.
The Silence is Humility.
When there is no competition;
When you consider the other person to be better than yourself;
When you let your brothers emerge, grow and mature;
When you joyfully abandon all to the Lord;When your actions may be misinterpreted;
When you leave to others the glory of the enterprise;
The Silence is Humility.
The Silence is Faith.
When you keep quiet because you know that the Lord will act;
When you renounce the voice of the world to remain in the presence of the Lord;
When you do not labour yourself to be understood;
because it is enough for you to know that the Lord understands you;
The Silence is Faith.
The Silence is Adoration.
When you embrace the cross without asking "Why?";
The Silence is Adoration.
(Missionaries of Charity Prayer Book)
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4 comments:
Randee, what a moving post. May we all remember to be silent....God bless!
My first thought was to say that these words here were, "something to strive for". But then I recalled Lee, my pastor, saying something recently about how he doesn't care what we personally try to do - he cares about knowing how Christ is flowing through us.
This is a poignant reminder that none of us can become this kind of person through our own will or strength. Only God transforming our hearts will bring us to such a place as this. Only God could lead people to become one of the servants in the Missionaries of Charity. What beautiful beacons of God's light both of those things are for me to see.
What a beautiful thing to ponder!
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