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Inside of silence—especially extended silence—we see that things find their true order and meaning somewhat naturally. When things find their true order, we know what
St. Francis wanted us to stay close to the cracks in the social fabric, and not to ensconce ourselves at the safe, even churchy, center.
Outer silence means very little if there is not a deeper inner silence.
Silence precedes, undergirds, and grounds everything. We cannot just see it as an accident, or as something unnecessary.
There is a foundational pattern of giving and receiving in every aspect of the universe—modeled on the very shape of God as Trinity.
Silence is that ever-faithful companion, a portal to constantly deeper connection with whatever is in front of you.
Either you see God in all things, or very quickly you cannot see God anywhere, even in your own species.
