I became aware that as we sit being silent, we are participating in a divine act
Sunday 18th May, 2025
07:56
Does anyone else experience a constant flow of thoughts? I do. I use time alone and silence to silence it. In reading this article, it looks like my brain has ADHD traits.
I went to look at my phone for the weather and got distracted by a news item about a protest in Bristol involving the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). My brain then wants to know if UKIP still exists, so it goes looking. At a point, I have to say, “No, I am getting distracted by this,” and deliberately remove myself and get the ironing done.
Coming to the computer helps me park up thoughts and kind of capture them and put them in a bowl, so to speak.
I’ll leave it there.
21:26
At Meeting this morning, I became aware that as we sit being silent, we are participating in a divine act; in silence, God listens to the world. As we quiet our inner world, we are focused on the outer world. I can hear the child outside in the garden calling the names of her siblings and/or friends. I can hear the bird singing and a pigeon cooing. I'm trying to hear the hearts of those sitting on either side; I know that God can.
I am trying to hear the sounds of the people across the world, sounds of joy, sounds of war, sounds of freedom, and sounds of oppression. I know that God can.
Yet I am listening. I am not intervening; I am listening. I don’t know if any of creation knows that I am listening; I know that God does.
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PS the photo was taken today at St Albans Spring Festival
