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SILENCE


Silence is deafening, can you hear it? 
That was my friend talking to me in the middle of a silent session - everyone deciding not to talk for a while, then he broke that silence with his question.

At that moment, it feels tiring hearing the silence around me. It's stressful and disheartening. It's not just the physical absence of sound, it more like numbness in the soul - uncertain of almost everything other than being alive.
It's inescapable, everyone experiences it in different ways at different phases. It's the valley episode that balances life. It helps us appreciate our peaks and heights. It's a break, reflection, and strategy time. It helps us grow. 

Helps us to be thoughtful and appreciative. It's nothing to be ashamed of, rather a season of praise for the glory ahead. Doesn't stop the fact that it feels numb at the moment, but we have an assurance and hope.
In times like this, we count our blessings, plan for the future, praise God for the process and lesson, and pray for directions for the journey ahead. Against all hope, we hope again because we know He's with us both on the mountain peaks and the deepest valleys. Keep moving, no stopping, no slouching, and eyes on the goal. 

Our confidence is the comfort we have in the Holy Spirit - "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me: (psalms 23:4)."

It's a beautiful season in life. Let's embrace and Love the silence. He's with us. 

Shalom!
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