Saturday, September 15, 2012

Answers in the silence

My nephew told me he was talking to God on night and that God was not talking back to him. My nephew, soon to be 13, is an old soul, and is moving through the joy and struggle of adolescence. I tried to explain that God whispers to us. I shared that I find answers in quiet and even silence. Truly a difficult concept to share: the divine is within, and nudges us to take one path versus another, sends a dove, deer, puppy, or friend as a reminder of God's presence. I see my nephew as a seeker and I am too naive on my own journey to know the words to guide him. I have found that in my own silence I hear more deeply, I feel more peace and I know God's presence. Even now, as the quiet of morning is only disturbed by the tapping of my fingers on the keyboard, I hear "I love you". I pause as I breathe in that Presence, God holds me, God knows me, God loves me. God, I pray it does not take my nephew 49 years to know that You speaks to us in silence. Yes I hear you, stop tapping and be with Me.