The Sound of Stillness

This.This is where I belong:Amongst the birdsand streamsand skittish squirrels.Out here where windthrough leaves is more common than human voices,where the noise is a susurrusthat does not breakthe quiet, but amplifies it,and makes it morecomplete.This quiet is not silent,and is better for being filled.

I wonder if the quiet of God’s voice might flow from non-coercion. God will not force our hand, and so he will not shout. God will not demand our attention, will not force himse...