Silence of the heart…
Enter into yourself, leave behind all noise and confusion. God speaks to us in the great silence of the heart.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
Be silent rather…
Love to be silent rather than to speak; for silent saves up, but speaking fritters away.
— Abba Isaiah (a Desert Father)
Holding my tongue…
I have often been sorry for having spoken, but never for holding my tongue.
— Saint Arsenius (350-450)
Silence exists so…
Silence exists so that we might speak to God. And it is in silence that God communicates His graces to us.
— Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)
Let us leave…
Let us leave a little room for reflection in our lives, room too for silence. Let us look within ourselves and see whether there is some delightful hidden place inside where we can be free of noise and argument. Let us hear the Word of God in stillness and perhaps we will then come to understand it.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Grow quiet…
We must grow quiet enough to realize God’s omnipresence, to feel his comforting hand and open our hearts within, silently, letting his healing have its way. Then the waters will flow over the arid soil and things will start to grow again. If only we keep still. God permits many wounds– but there are also miracles.
–Alfred Delp (1907-1945)
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