Gentle Whispers

            “In silence the teachings are heard; in stillness the world is transformed.” It is with these words that Emmy and now Jewel begin the meditation at the Sunday service.  In the past when I chaired the service I would say: “Prayer is when you talk too God; meditation is when you listen.”  There is a great deal of noise and chaos in the world right now and it makes finding the quiet all the more difficult.  And with social media’s explosion we seem to be losing the skill of “listening”.  We have become focused on forming our response before the other has finished theirs.
     For me, meditation has always been elusive as I have difficulty shutting off my thoughts.  I can do that most easily in nature; walking through the woods, musing on the words to “This is Creator’s World, and to my listening ears all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres,” With the harshness of this winter there have been no walks in the woods. Last night on one of my trips to the bathroom I was looking at the snow out the window of the back door and watched three deer making their way up third street.  So, while I couldn’t go out into nature, Spirit brought nature to me.
Peace,  Roy Montgomery
    
 








 
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