Silence.
One to four times a year I go on retreat, sometimes a preached or directed one, but usually a good portion of each retreat is spent in silence. For me that is the best form of retreat; to give my ears a respite from all the world's cacophony, especially from media, from all conversation, and even from music is firstly a kind of spiritual cleansing, and eventually a nourishing haven for deeper prayer.
I thank God for sound, and I thank God for silence!
One to four times a year I go on retreat, sometimes a preached or directed one, but usually a good portion of each retreat is spent in silence. For me that is the best form of retreat; to give my ears a respite from all the world's cacophony, especially from media, from all conversation, and even from music is firstly a kind of spiritual cleansing, and eventually a nourishing haven for deeper prayer.
I thank God for sound, and I thank God for silence!
