Working with Adele Calhoun (The Spiritual Disciplines Handbook), for my Lenten journey into a holy observance, I desire periods silence to free myself from the addiction to, and distraction of noise; I pursue silence as a regenerative practice of attending to and listening to God; I do so trusting the testimony of scripture that there is a holy silence, a gentle whisper that Jesus found when he often withdrew to quiet, lonely places…as led by the Holy Spirit, the agent and guide of transformation, I will begin to make the practical changes necessary to set aside time for silence—to leave behind the competing demands of the outer world for time alone with Jesus; I do so in pursuit of the fruit and power of the Spirit: in the Lenten quest for a positive focus on the goodness and greatness of the resurrected Christ and attentive love for others…
