tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733385194525282139.post3995745764335964521..comments2023-06-16T05:47:26.537-04:00Comments on Lillian Marie: Listening - the Lost ArtLillian Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11649542879780055108noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733385194525282139.post-64823617880438393742009-01-30T21:44:00.000-05:002009-01-30T21:44:00.000-05:00Oh gosh, I LOVE silence, but that doesn't necessar...Oh gosh, I LOVE silence, but that doesn't necessarily mean I listen to God, then. It's just that I get so sick of din, I go for every quiet moment there can be in a day. It's why I'm up so late most nights, unfortunately; and even a ticking clock can send me into survival mode. At any rate, I turn everything off --radio, tv, motors, I shut or roll up windows, stop the pendulum or take out a clock battery, lol. Even at work, I'd have it as quiet as one of two in a nursing home / office could make it. <BR/><BR/>As you know, one has to remember to bring God into it.. whether quiet or noisy. The Lord dined in family homes, healed day and night through noisy towns; He was often surrounded by crowds --all kinds of wailing laughing shouting crying and dogs barking going on.. BUT He moved off by Himself regularly to pray, either early morn before everyone was up, or late. He also called away His apostles, not only to rest, but so that He could speak with them. And such is what we all must arrange, as you say; honestly, regular retreats would help the modern Catholic more than anything at all to refocus on the Lord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com