...And in the noise.

 

After spending an hour in silent prayer this morning, the group reflected on the prayer time... Pete, this week's speaker, said, "Learning to find G-d in the silence is easy for me. It's finding G-d in the noise that's difficult... If I can find G-d in the silence, I need to learn to find G-d in the noise also. Sometimes you can't escape the earthquake or the fire." (Referring to Kings when the earthquake and fire come before Elijah hears G-d speak in the silence)

I love this because, like Pete, silence is not what I find most challenging; rather, it's finding G-d in the noise of day to day life. I've learned to love sitting in silence, and though this is an important way in which I experience G-d, G-d is not limited to this quiet time. Because even if I spend thirty minutes or even an hour or more sitting in silent prayer every day, I'm eventually going to have to leave the quiet space and face a noisy world. So the challenge continues, to make the entire day a prayer- to listen to G-d in any circumstance.