A good part of our lenten discipline includes meditation and prayer, times of silence.
Isn’t it interesting how much work it takes to have a few moments of quiet these days. I watch our grandchildren and notice how uncomfortable they are with silence, yet the few times we force children to have “quiet time” they end up enjoying it and feeling refreshed. We feel refreshed even if “quiet time” comes early in the morning or late at night.
Noise seems to creep into our lives from all angles. The car next to us in traffic is trying to see if its car speakers can explode, a walk in the woods is interrupted by another walker shouting at someone through an invisible microphone attached to his or her cellphone, and even in church those few moments before the service begins where we seek out a brief conversation with God seem to have become a time for everyone in the pews to catch up with their neighbors.
Jesus used to escape from time to time away from the disciples for moments and hours of quiet. Lent affords us time to do the same. Don’t miss the opportunity to rest a few minutes in the Lord.
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