September’s First Week Prompt Of Lifeline (2023)

Tread in the Streams Of Silence

Exploring the power of silence

Treading the waters of silence, we discover the radiant brook that quiets the heart and the swirling streams of thought.

We see healing emerging, an alluring meadow soothing the senses, with clarity and rest found nowhere else, away from the streams of unrest.

We hear a new voice singing hymns, revealing mysteries, giving understanding, yielding simplicity, and shelter from the streams of complexity.

In the home of silence, a new consciousness arises, where the muse lives and sings, inspiring new thoughts, creative ideas, vistas of reflection, and new perspectives, detached from the streams of mediocrity.

While those apart from the hush of silence grasp at straws, living the bustling life, wandering among the city lights and echos of busy streets, you provide a haven from the streams of empty worldly existence.

Leave the busy road and enter the house of silence once more, where our soul greets us at the door, a place of tranquility and warmth, a feast of new ideas served, feeding the transcendence, restoring hope, and returning to the streams of inventiveness and new beginnings.

“Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot touch the sacredness of others. If I am estranged from myself, I am likewise a stranger to others.” — Brennan Manning