In the Silence
by Nancy Bowers RScP
“Let us wait here in silence, and kneel down an instant in our gratitude to Him Who called to us and helped us hear His Call. And then let us arise and go in faith along the way to Him. Now we are sure we do not walk alone. For God is here, and with Him all our brothers. Now we know that we will never lose the way again.” ~A Course in Miracles, C-Ep
In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it is easy to get swept away by the external world and to forget that what truly matters can be found within. So I pause for moment and breathe into the silence. Past the noise and the stress, past ideas of right and wrong, past notions of how things ought to be, I find solace. In the silence, I return again to Peace. In this silence, I remember Truth. In the silence, I return to God and the Love so great it can sweep away all darkness forever. I return to the Light of God.
In this moment, I pray:
Holy Father, how good it is to return to Your Loving Embrace! I surrender to Your Wisdom. I allow myself to pause in recognition of Your Generosity. I know that no matter how harried I may be, that I am forever surrounded by Your Love. I know that no matter how flustered I may become, that through Your Grace, I am returned to Truth. Thou art always with me. I am never alone.
There in the silence, Love waits for me, begging me to remember how good life really is. I return here, Lord, that I might honor You fully by listening to what You would have me do. I let go of my puny ideas and allow You to guide me. I sink into gratitude for the many blessings You have bestowed upon me. I appreciate all that is, knowing that though I may not always see the Goodness that things are forever working out beautifully.
Thank You for Your Support, Heavenly Father. Thank you, for all my brother and sisters, and for helping me to see the Christ in each of them. Thank you for allowing me to see past my ideas of who they should be and for returning my peace. For as I remember who I am, I remember who they are: the holy Sons of God Himself. All lives are sacred. No one is forsaken. I remember that there is a Divine Spark in everyone and I am grateful. I remember that anytime I am not witnessing love, I am witnessing a call for love. Thank you for helping me answer that call, Father. Thank you for the ease that comes with following Your guidance. Thank you for Your many, many blessings.
I am grateful for the silence, grateful for God’s whisperings of our true worth. I am grateful for the silence where I once again am returned to the Love of God and the Pureness of that Love.
I surrender all to you, Lord. I let go, for I know that there is nothing more to do. I have entered the silence to sit with Thy Holiness and Its Goodness envelops my soul. And So It Is. Amen.