tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347486679146542798.post4712868803036173655..comments2023-08-06T12:18:24.664+02:00Comments on Four For France: SilenceFour for Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12977798759538666890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347486679146542798.post-50611952759431873002014-07-30T16:22:15.869+02:002014-07-30T16:22:15.869+02:00I wrote a really long comment about silence in Qua...I wrote a really long comment about silence in Quaker meeting for worship. I am not sure what happened to it. But now I will write a very short rendition and perhaps that was all that was needed in the first place. Collective silence in the Quaker worship is an opportunity for God to make his will specifically voiced and heard through the leading of His Spirit. I love that this is both a listening and speaking endeavor.... When someone breaks the silence. We listen - we listen for God in the speaker's voicing. When we sit in silence we listen for God speaking to us and urging us (or not) so speak on His behalf to the gathered people. When we break the silence, we share what God's providence is urging us to share. We make mistakes in our listening and voicing, but God works even through those. I have had a long practice of silent meditation, but finding the Quaker worship experience was my first collective Christian experience with this deep silence. It has deepened my faith.Dr. Barbie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041485847516833612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347486679146542798.post-81154263932281134492014-07-18T09:21:06.399+02:002014-07-18T09:21:06.399+02:00My dear, dear spiritual friend, while I need say n...My dear, dear spiritual friend, while I need say not one word, I will tell you that I love what you have written, "I don't just want to find the waters, I want to soak in them." Soak away! Much love in Jesus, KarenKaren, in Palm Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480049976924798163noreply@blogger.com