SILENCE

Last updated on: September 2, 2016 at 12:30 am by John O'Keefe

SILENCE 2016-09-02T00:30:11-05:00 John O'Keefe

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Sometime no words are the best words. Have you ever found yourself in a situation of uncomfortable silence, and feel you just have to say something to break that silence? You know, you’re sitting around with friends, or even people you don’t know, and the conversation just stops – just stops dead in its tracks. Good, and this may sound crazy, but stay there; stay in the silence. Let the silence move over you, and resist the temptation to speak.

Sometimes not saying anything is the best way to approach our lives. We live in a world filled with noise, conflicting sounds, and our brains work overtime to process all the noise. Sometimes we just need silence, yet we find that hard to do. Why? Because for some reason we think that conversation is important, and it is – but not all the time. Sometimes silence is the only way to deal with issues. Words, in response to others, are not always the best way to deal with life –

We all know those times where experts say “say nothing.” Times of grief, times of great pain – experts tell us that we should say nothing, and just listen. They are right, but I am talking about times in our lives where there aren’t any issues at hand, and no pains to sooth. Just you, and others, being silent – or just you, in silence, no background noise – just you and silence. Try it sometime, you might be surprised.

Previous Post

August 30, 2016

Knowing the Divine’s Narrative of Hope

Next Post

September 2, 2016 The Law and The 10 Commandments Are Not Our Burden

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category abuse bad Bad Theology Blue Christian Karma Christmas Church Clinton Coming Out Day Cruz Dance Dangerous Church Discrimination Disruptive Faith disruptive peace Disrutive Church Doctrine Dominionism Evangelism Faith Fun good grace Hell Hillary Inclusive Justice Keller Leadership love Messy Church Missional New Parable Open Peace Play Politics Prayer Progressive racism random Safe Church Sessions Story Theology Trump truth Uncategorized

Select a Month March 2019 December 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 February 2018 December 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 October 2015 August 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What did God confuse to stop the Tower of Babel from being finished?

Select your answer to see how you score.

The weather The bricks Their tools The people’s language