Thousands of years ago, a devout Hebrew, tossed by the storms of life, silently knelt before God in the temple. His prayer: “For God alone, my soul in silence waits; my hope comes from him” (Psalm 62:5, NRSV). Ancient singer, teach me the quiet of holy silence in a world of uproar and despair.
Adapted from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Meditating on the Word
