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 August 26, 2007 It takes solitude to really hear!In his newest book, Crossing the Desert the spiritual writer Robert J. Wicks reflects on this phenomenon. He subtitled it “Learning to let go, see clearly and live simply”, and I would add listen deeply. This is especially true when it comes to the Word of God – which we so often take for granted and shut it down. He quotes one of the desert elders Abba Poemen, who once said: The
nature of water is yielding; whereas, the character of stone is that it
is hard. Still, if you suspend a bottle filled with water above a
stone so that the water can drip, drop by drop on the stone, eventually
it will wear a hole in the stone.
In a similar way the Word of God is so tender, and we are hard-hearted. Yet, when people are able to frequently hear the Word of God, their hearts can be opened and they shall have a sense of awe with respect to God and they will be changed. May we brave the solitude that can slowly wear down our hearts to a deep sense of awe for God’s gentle, living word. Peace, Fr. Chuck
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