PRECIOUSNESS OF SILENCE
From Missionaries of Charity Prayer Book
"But Jesus was silent." Mt 26:63
The Silence is Meekness.
When you do not defend yourself
against offenses;
When you do not claim your rights;
When you let God defend you;
The Silence is Meekness.
The Silence is Mercy.
When you do not reveal the faults of
your brothers to
others;
When you readily forgive without
inquiring into the
past;
When you do not judge, but pray in
your heart;
The Silence is Mercy.
The Silence is Patience.
When you accept suffering not with
grumbling but
joyfully;
When you do not look for human
consolations;
When you do not become too anxious,
but wait in
patience for the seed to germinate;
The Silence is Patience.
The Silence is Humility.
When there is no competition;
When you consider the other person to
be better than
yourself;
When you let your brothers emerge,
grow and mature;
When you joyfully abandon all to the
Lord;
When your actions may be
misinterpreted;
When you leave to others the glory of
the enterprise;
The Silence is Humility.
The Silence is Faith.
When you keep quiet because you know
that the Lord will act;
When you renounce the voice of the
world to remain in
the presence of the Lord;
When you do not labour yourself to be
understood;
because it is enough for you to know
that the Lord
understands you;
The Silence is Faith.
The Silence is Adoration.
When you embrace the cross without
asking "Why?";
The Silence is Adoration.
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With all my heart and soul, I pray
that this prayer will help
everyone as much as it has helped me.
Please, consider forwarding it to
your friends.
I also suggest printing it out as a
daily reminder.
I know that I need a constant
reminder :-).
Sending all of you lots of love and
prayers...
In God's Love,
Walt and Wendy Cukierski and our 12
blessings from God
