Silence & Grace

multiple times over the course of the last few days, including today, the profundity of silence has spoken to me and taken immediate effect in the events that followed.  i believe that it is very easy to take the grace of silence for granted by starting to become focused on how quiet i can get instead how entrenched in God's presence can i allow myself to be.  maybe 'stillness' is a better word than silence.

ephesians 2:18 has spoken to me gently and sensitively at the loudest times of my fleshly nature recently, "For it is through Him that we both, whether far off or near now have an introduction (access) by one Holy Spirit to the Father, so that we are able to approach Him."  i am well aware of the fact that i am both the one who is near and the one who is far so much of the time.

what i am grateful for is how gracious God is to be so accessible to both the near and the far.  at any and every and all moments, He is there, whether i like it or not, believe or not, act like it or not.

silence, or stillness, has been like an giant splash of cold water on my hungover, worn out face.  it's a brisk freshness that brightens and opens my eyes to seeing the new day.  the glorious and wonderful thing is the new day.  it is silly to be focused on the water.  the stillness and the water is like a bear trap, once i've caught the bear, i forget about the trap and focus on what it's all about.