WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS?
Since the beginning of time, God’s people have periodically wrestled with feelings of absence, doubt or disillusionment. Times when God seemed silent. There’s a story of a little girl who was taking piano lessons and trying to learn to read music. The teacher told her that the little blocks and squiggles sprinkled throughout the musical piece were called rests. After the explanation, the teacher asked the little girl if she understood. “Sure,” she said. “That’s when nothing happens.” “Oh no,” the teacher said, “silence is not the same as nothing; the rest is a part of the music, just like the notes. Rests reveal the real wisdom of a composer. They are not nothing.” During times of rest and divine silence we are given the opportunity to appreciate the “music” of God. Adapted from a story by Eugenia Gamble
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