November 9, 2018

My Journey to God

The Sound of Silence is Heard

The sound of silence is heard
     In the recesses of the church
     In the cloister of the abbey
     In the desert of the mind
The sound of silence is heard
     On the wings of the blowing wind
     With the heart-whispers of the soul
     In the monk’s contemplative prayer
The sound of silence is heard
     In the meditative prayer of the pious
     In the music of the soaring soul
     In the inaudible sound of the contrite heart
The sound of silence is heard
     With the ear of the heart
     In the quiet flickering of a prayer candle
     In the candle flames dispelling darkness
The sound of silence is heard
     In the wonderful sense of God’s presence
     In the solitary place of personal prayer
     Silence is heard in the seeking of God.

By Thomas Rillo
 

(Thomas Rillo is a member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bloomington and is a Benedictine oblate of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad.)

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