Christians should never forget that the highest kind of prayer is never the making of requests. Prayer at its holiest moment is the entering into God to a place of such blessed union as makes miracles seem tame and remarkable answers to prayer appear something very far short of wonderful, by comparison. We should be aware that there is a kind of school where the soul must go to learn its best eternal lessons. It is the school of silence. “Be still and know,” said the psalmist. It might well be a revelation to some Christians if they were to get completely quiet for a time-a time to listen in the silence for the deep voice of the Eternal God!
A.W. Tozer

Psalm 4:4 (NASB)
Tremble, and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still.

Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

In times of sorrow, it is often better to listen than to speak. This week good friends lost their daughter to cancer. She was a young women with a husband and children. It would seem that she should have a long life ahead of her, but God had different plans. She is with Him now in heaven. We deeply grieve for those left behind. And we marvel at the wonderful place she now is, experiencing a full and joyful relationship with the Father. It leaves me speechless.

So, I am silent before God. I listen for the still, small voice to comfort, to renew, to remove the sorrow.

Always praying for the glory of God,