Tuesday, January 30, 2024

He speaks to our souls (Jon Sobrino SJ / St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata)

If reality speaks and God can speak in it,
especially when it cries out,
then listening to it is a necessary way of
realizing our humanity.

--Jon Sobrino, SJ 

    We cannot find God in noise and agitation. Nature: trees, flowers, and grass grow in silence. The stars, the moon, and the sun move in silence. What is essential is not what we say but what God tells us and what He tells others through us. In silence He listens to us; in silence He speaks to our souls. In silence we are granted the privilege of listening to His voice. Silence of our eyes. Silence of our ears. Silence of our mouths. Silence of our minds. ...in the silence of the heart God will speak. Silence of the heart is necessary so you can hear God everywhere - in the closing of the door, in the person who needs you, in the birds that sing, in the flowers, in the animals. If we are careful of silence, it will be easy to pray. 

--St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata,
qtd. in Walking with Wisdom:
Mother Teresa on Encountering Silence


Image source 1: Charles Sprague Pearce,  https://wooarts.com/charles-sprague-pearce-gallery/
Image source 2: https://aiartists.org/fractal-art-generators
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