How can we experience the Presence of God if we are not present ourselves?

(Listen to my song “Turn Off the Noise” on YouTube by clicking HERE)

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Zechariah 2:17

Silence, all people, in the presence of the Lord! For he stirs forth from his holy dwelling.

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The prophet’s advice from 500 years before Jesus remains a profound one today.

How can we expect to hear God speak to us if we are continuously bombarded with noise…constant audio and visual stimulation…not to mention our minds’ addiction to chronic busy-ness?

God speaks in silence.

Only God can tell us who we are and why we are here.

Why would we not create a space of silence so we could hear what God is saying? 

It would seem that most religious leaders of our time have failed to teach us this…despite the fact that most religions at one time were steeped in contemplative prayer or meditation of some kind.

When Jesus was asked by his followers to teach them how to pray he said, “When you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. Do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words” (Matthew 6:6-7).

Advent is the perfect time to stop…wait…let-go…and listen.

Peace is available…right now.

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Listen to the song of the day “Turn Off the Noise” on the Listen to Your Heart album by clicking HERE.

Sample and/or purchase my songs on iTunes by clicking HERE.

Remember…God loves you!