My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from the words of my groaning?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, and am not silent.
Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the praise of Israel. Psalm 22:1-3
you are the praise of Israel. Psalm 22:1-3
For He is found when He is sought and when He is no longer sought He escapes us. He is heard only when we hope to hear Him, and if, thinking our hope to be fulfilled, we cease to listen, He ceases to speak, His silence ceases to be vivid and becomes dead, even though we recharge it with the echo of our own emotional noise. (Merton, Thoughts in Solitude)
Lord, what have I replaced with 'emotional noise' that isolates me from You? What threatens Your presence in my life?
In silence and hope are formed the strength of the Saints.
Isaiah 30:15
Isaiah 30:15
Chero, you have an answer to this already. Surely not complete or sufficient in and of itself. But, you have answered the most immediate question.
ReplyDeletePehaps now the question is how do you remove the "emotional noise"? Is this yours to remove or simply submitt to, acknowledging it's existance and He will remove it? Take heed to the knowledge that woven amongst the threads of imperfection are the fibers of the joy of grace and growth and everpresence of God; God who loves you not only despite "failure/ weakness" but because you seek His face with every breath!
Recognizing sin and seperateness before God is a celebration worth having. Slaughter the fatest calf! New strength is on the horizon!!!!
Missy