Morning Silence

The silence overwhelms me,
Immerses me in a way,
And so I stop and listen
To what the world has to say.

Speaking without words,
Sharing without sound,
That God isn’t far away,
He’s always around.

All I need to see him
Is to open my eyes and see.
All I need to hear him
Is to sit here quietly.

By M. Lynell Chamberlain

(M. Lynell Chamberlain is a member of St. John Paul II Parish in Sellersburg.) †

The Criterion