When God is silent


When heaven holds its breath,

And prayers rise unanswered,

We tremble in the hush,

Mistaking quiet for absence.

 

But silence is not neglect.

It is the pause before the dawn,

The stillness where roots deepen,

The waiting that shapes the soul.

 

A teacher silent during the test

Is not absent, but watching—

Trusting the student to remember

What was taught in light.

 

So too, the Divine may whisper

Through wind, through ache,

Through longing, Not with thunder,

But with presence Hidden in the quiet places.

 

The silence of God is sacred ground

Not void, but invitation.

Not punishment, but preparation.

Not neglect, but love in disguise.


Pastor Godwin, FBC Danvers

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