It is in Silence when we Hear the Most

I think we can all agree that if we were given one word to describe our day-to-day lives we would say: busy. Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t have time to do ____”? It is such an excuse when you realize you are awake on average 16 hours a day. It’s not that we don’t have time for something but rather we don’t place a priority on that which we ‘don’t have time to do.’ This reality became so apparent to me in light of the ‘electronics fast’ we observed leading up to the day of prayer this past week. I have never made time to just be quiet for an extended period of time and just reflect on my life and pray. I seem to avoid these times because I think it is in these quiet times of reflection that we must face our failures and to be honest no one wants to do that. The problem is if we never admit our downfalls or shortcomings how are we to move on and grow from them? I found myself doing just this on our day of prayer and afterwards feeling such a sense of relief and almost a new person. The experience was so amazing. I would encourage each and every one of you to take that quiet time each day and just reflect and come to terms with your failures because failing to do so makes messy situations even messier.