Saturday Treatment - Silence Heals Me Now

The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquility, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence.  – John of the Cross (Sayings of Light and Love) 

Seek silence in the midst of the tumult, seek solitude in the masses, light in the midst of darkness; find forgetfulness in injury, victory in the midst of despondence, and courage in the midst of alarm, resistance in the midst of temptation, peace in the midst of war. – Miguel de Molinos (The Spiritual Guide, 1675) 

Silence Heals Me Now 

In Nature or amid the business of daily commerce, I find moments to cease the inner chatter, to make a last statement of self-talk: “Shh, be still and know, only know…” Then I listen in silent waiting. The Voice within speaks noiselessly. It teaches me in wordless awakening. Silence dispels the dreams and reveals my reality in vivid color and detail. 

In Silence, I see myself, my world clearly. In Silence I know the Presence as perfect Life all-pervading, all-powerful, all-knowing, and the only Actor acting in me, through me, as me yet, always by my choice to invite It, allow It, receive It. In my quietness, I feel the Silence heal me of all distractions, ailments, doubts, and fears. I bathe my soul in purifying Silence and feel my wholeness emerge. 

I return to self-talk with a heartfelt, “Thank you.” Now I accept the accomplishment of my joyful renewal of life. And so, it is.

John 

Rev. John C. Lusk RScP 

First you ask definitely for direction, then it will enter your consciousness as a definite thought; then in your turn you give it back the thought and it will give you back the thing. It answers every question, solves every problem; it is the solution to every difficulty. It is like the sunlight of eternal truth bursting through the clouds of obscurity and bathing the whole world in glory. It is the absolute that you are dealing with and nothing else. – Ernest Holmes “Lectures on the Absolute”