A prayer as your embrace the silence of a noisy world

Dear God,

    Speak gently in my silence.

    When the loud outer noises of my surroundings

    and the loud inner noises of my fears

    keep pulling me away from you,

    help me to trust that you are still there

    even when I am unable to hear you.

    Give me ears to listen to your small, soft voice saying:

    “Come to me, you who are overburdened,

    and I will give you rest.…

    for I am gentle and humble of heart.”

    Let that loving voice be my guide.

    Amen.

Taken from Henri Nouwen,  With Open Hands. Second revised edition. (2006)

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