Thought of the Day July 6, 2020 The silence of God
Today, we will begin a series of reflections on why God is sometimes silent in prayer.
In the first book of Kings, we find
the story of Elijah encountering God. The
prophet Elijah was fleeing from Queen Jezebel’s threat of death, because he
executed her false prophets. After a
long journey he was led by God to the holy mountain of Horeb, where God, many
centuries before, gave the Ten Commandments to the Israelites.
"God said, 'Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord,
for the Lord is about to pass by.' Now there was a great wind, so strong
that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord,
but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake,
but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a
fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of
sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and
went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice
to him that said, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'" (1 Kings
19:11-13).
The key is, when Elijah heard the
sound of sheer silence, he knew that God was present and went forth to meet
Him.
The
sacred author implies that silence is not empty, but rather full of the divine
presence. “Silence guards the mystery,of
God.” (Cardinal Sarah) Sacred Scripture invites us to enter into this silence
if we want to find Him.
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