“God is loud in the silence.”

H,

We have always had these strong messages from above. There is something strong and beautiful in the holy word, in dreams, in prophecy and in that inner sense of peace that comes when we are looking for left or right answers. It has been the map of our lives.

Still, silence happens to us all.  There are things we cannot help. We all feel disconnected and isolated from the things we believe. We believe in a divine being that rules over the whole universe. This being connects us to what is real and true and eternal about this life weighed down by pain and suffering. How could we bear the starving child or the injured woman or the broken man if we did not believe that pain is transient?

Yet, in transience, there is silence. There is a time, that second day of days, when we are cut off from the divine and nothing seems to be happening. It is when we feel most let down, most neglected, most confused, and most alone. It is not a pretty sight.

I wish it was easy to break through this and make our way back to peace. I wish there was a magic word or moment that could break the silence. The only thing we know is that it is just that; silence and not inactivity. God is working through the dark you do not know and cannot comprehend. When it is darkest, He is at the loudest volume. He is not speaking because He is working. And there, where we trust in the love and live on the hope, we must also embrace the faith that says all things are aligning, not just for our good, but for the good of all things through all of time.