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  • One reason we can hardly bear to remain silent is that it makes us feel so helpless. We are so accustomed to relying upon words to manage and control others. If we are silent, who will take control? God will take control, but we will never let him take control until we trust him. Silence is intimately related to trust.

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  • The fruit of solitude is increased sensitivity and compassion for others. There comes a new freedom to be with people. There is new attentiveness to their needs, new responsiveness to their hurts. Thomas Merton observes, 'It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more solitary I am the more affection I have for them.... Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.

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  • If we are silent when we should speak, we are not living the Discipline of silence. If we speak when we should be silent, we again miss the mark.

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    Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

  • Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit, simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justificat ion

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  • There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is to be able to see and hear. Control rather than no noise is the key to silence. James saw clearly that the person who could control his tounge is perfect (James 3:1-12). Under the Discipline of silence and solitude we learn when to speak and when to refrain from speaking.

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    Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

  • We must understand the connection between inner solitude and inner silence; they are inseparable. All the masters of the interior life speak of the two in the same breath.

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    Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass
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Richard J. Foster

  • Born: May 3, 1942
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