Its not often that I dont have anything to say for myself 😀 Those who know me well know that I could talk for a living - a pastors wife once told me I was opinionated. And she was probably right. But every now and again I just dont have anything terribly interesting or significant to say. Maybe those are the days just to keep quiet and see what happens !
Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness with nobody to talk to except God and the devil. His fast was not only of food but of company and conversation. I imagine His 40 days will have been pretty much silent - and for someone like me spending 40 days in silence would be infinitely more difficult than spending 40 days without food. I think that increasingly in our world silence is a rare thing. We are surrounded by noise from the moment we open our eyes - traffic, telly, gadgets, people, telephones, ambulance sirens, supermarket musak..... etc etc. Barely a moment of my life is totally quiet. Even when Im home alone theres the noise of the fridge humming in the background and people on the building site next door shouting instructions and revving up machines. Truth be told many of us find complete silence a bit difficult. It can be lonely. It can be exposing. And it can give our thoughts too much space to rampage.
But actually, shutting up and switching off can be really good for us. physically, mentally and emotionally http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/silence-brain-benefits_us_56d83967e4b0000de4037004
God knows what we need. He knows that our lives are too busy, noisy and stressful which is why He exhorts us to get away to a quiet place and close the door when we pray. Jesus goes away - to the wilderness, to the mountains, out on the sea, to the garden when He needs to recharge, listen, de-stress. And so should we.
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