Saturday, February 19, 2011

Quietly ~

God's first language
is
silence
everything else
is a
translation
Thomas Keating

27 comments:

Ruth Hiebert said...

So well said.Have a beautiful Sunday.

Mari said...

Oh beautiful! I can hear the quiet!

Christine said...

We are afraid of silence, the tv, electronic gadgets, ipods in the ears, perhaps we are running away from Him by surrounding ourselves with all of this.

Misty said...

So peaceful. Being a mom I love silence. :)

travelmom said...

Beautiful photo. It is way too easy to fill our lives with unnecessary noise. The photo beautifully fit the message.

Ginny Hartzler said...

Just like this snow, this is deep!

Anonymous said...

this is more than perfect.

utterly so.

Joan Elizabeth said...

A lovely image of silence. I am still trying to figure out if I agree with the quote ... happy to be made to think,

Joan Elizabeth said...

A lovely image of silence. I am still trying to figure out if I agree with the quote ... happy to be made to think,

Tracy said...

Father Thomas Keating has such a wonderful way of expressing faith--clear, down-to-earth, yet dazzling too! I love this quote. Your image whispers silence too, Susan... I just love the moments you share here. :o) Happy Weekend ((HUGS))

rjerdee said...

Oh, I DO love God's language of silence! And your way of translating it...

Beth said...

This really struck deep in me.
The photo draws me in wondering who or what made the footprints. I like how you can make a photograph more compelling when it's small. I lean forward to see every detail as it is in the post's picture not a clicked-on one.
Beautiful, Susan and balm to my soul.

MadSnapper n Beau said...

perfect quote and i agree, i love silence and there is not enough in our world, we have to seek it.

Leslie said...

So strange to see the snow when all here is blooming... but we will pay for it this summer.

Love this quote...

Anonymous said...

softened footprings
long blue shadows
tender branches
lovely

Anonymous said...

I like those tracks in the snow!
xo Catherine

Anonymous said...

Perfection!

Jennifer Richardson said...

SO much said in the silence.
And so friendly to hear.
Love your eyes to see
and your ears to hear
the silent beauty all around us.
-Jennifer

Maureen said...

Marvelous quote, Susan.

I notice how the snow has begun to fill in the tracks, perhaps erasing the story not yet told.

Unknown said...

Beautifully "said!"

Kass said...

So so true, well-put and pictured.

suzanna said...

silence is definitely God's language to us all.

xoxo

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pictures (as usual), and one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite authors. I remember once being at one of his talks and we all prayed (centering prayer) in silence for 20 minutes and I didn't close my eyes because I wanted to watch him pray.

cristie said...

"peace, be still." xox

ELK said...

isn't that a wonderful thing to count on . special image

Sandra Heska King said...

I am hushed.

Cynthia L. H. said...

Oh, I do love this one...the words and the image...
Wonderful!
;^)