Silence and Solitude
The great French mathematician Blaise Pascal once said, “All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room.” This past Sunday we looked at 1 Samuel 3 and the events surrounding the Lord speaking to Samuel. Throughout the book of 1 Samuel (and subsequently 2 Samuel) we see how the Lord desires to speak to us and a failure to hear and to heed the Word of the Lord leads to disaster.
One of the main struggles we face in hearing the Word of the Lord is the endless amount of noise and distractions around us. There is a constant barrage of voices, shows, podcasts, social media posts, and opinions fired at us on a daily basis. This is why the ancient practice of silence and solitude might be more crucial now than ever.
In the following video, John Mark Comer unpacks the discipline of silence and solitude and why it’s vital for our spiritual health and formation.
