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sacred silence

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a few simple things…

There really is peace in just keeping some things between you and God. Not everything needs to be explained. There is Sacred in the Silence.

When you stop oversharing you start overhearing – your heart, your healing, HIS voice.

There’s a calm not needing to be understood by everyone. A quiet strength in letting God be the only one who knows your whole story.

Some blessings are meant to be kept between you and Him – protected from outside opinions, comparison, misunderstandings – for not everyone will celebrate with you.

It’s about stewardship.

Not everything needs to be explained.

Gratitude doesn’t always have to be loud. Sometimes the most sincere thank-you is the one whispered in prayer.

hugs n’ blessings for creating those spaces for blessings to grow without interference.

Ode to Broom Tree

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The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven. His eyes behold, his searching glance is on mankind. The just will gaze on your face, O Lord.

Psalm 11: 4, 7

Silence gives the space to hear God speak, whether through words we hear within or through a movement of love or an answer to a question.

Silence itself also speaks.

St. Paul writes of the Spirit, who “intercedes with sighs too deep for words” (Romans 8:26). In silence, we can hear our own sighs for God and know that the silence of God is part of God’s also sighing for us—and for all creation.

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quiet

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A silent soul is strong; no adversities will harm it if it perseveres in silence. The silent soul is capable of attaining the closest union with God. It lives almost always under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. God works in a silent soul without hinderance.

St. Faustina Diary (477)

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