Thoughts on silence

 

Entering Your Silence

From: Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety

Lord Jesus, Help me in this moment to set aside all that has preoccupied me today. Take away the many fears that rage around me. Take away the many feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem, and let me be shaped by you, the Lamb of God. Help me to enter more deeply into your silence, where I can listen to you and hear how you call me, and find the strength and courage to follow you. I ask you to be with me as I listen to your word and come to a deeper understanding of your mystery of calling me to follow you. Be with me now and always. Amen.

Reflection Question: As I remain in prayer, what word, image, or invitation am I being asked to hold gently today?

“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn…”   - Isaiah 51: 1