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In silence you can hear your soul’s guidance. Of course,
an observation of complete silence is simply not realistic in the world today,
but a practice of silence in your spiritual life is both realistic and
essential.…
Hold the grace within you. Let it penetrate deeply into
your soul, your cell tissue, your thoughts, your memories, your fears. Allow
grace to expand your soul as only it can.…
Contain your experience with the divine so that it does
not escape you but rather reshape you. Caroline Myss Entering the Castle
Page 38
In order for
the soul to make itself heard it is necessary for us to have a span of silence
in our lives. Silence for most people is not their overriding environment.
Perhaps for those living in rural areas, on farms, or in small villages there
may be a surrounding quiet with the only sounds being of birdsong that enhance
rather than disturb the peacefulness; but, for many, their homes and businesses
are filled with all-pervasive noise—loud music, motor cars, shrill voices,
ringing telephones, and much more.
Because of this
noisy environment it is important that we put some time aside for a space of
silence to allow our soul to be heard. The soul will not shout to get our
attention so we have to consciously give ourselves a time for quiet when we can
listen for and get to know our soul’s voice when it speaks to us.
For me, I find
the best time is early morning before the rest of the household gets going,
before I become involved in the day’s planned events, before the night’s quiet
has left my body, mind, and spirit and escaped into my life of activity. This
is the time when my spirit is most able to hear the soul’s voice and God’s
message for my life.
© Judith
Lawrence
