Too Much Talk
Too Much Talk
Shhhhhhh...
I sometimes stop
- mid-sentence
and abruptly aware
my words are moving,
entering the hearts and minds
of those hearing them.
At times it startles me
to gain this rapt attention.
My words begin to slow or
I may fall completely silent,
as I question the wisdom
transmitted between us.
Now that I know
the power of speech,
I endeavor to speak less
and do most of my talking
alone in my sleep.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
~ Mother Teresa
