tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247335427293981935.post5363767451358912363..comments2023-02-26T12:37:00.769+00:00Comments on St Ann's Parish Blog, Banstead: Shhhhhh . . .St Ann's Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07873653335217251032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247335427293981935.post-21383662404279374322011-11-30T21:26:50.167+00:002011-11-30T21:26:50.167+00:00A very good point, Flick. I do agree.
We'r...A very good point, Flick. I do agree. <br /><br />We're so accustomed to a constant 'sound track' to our daily lives that when we are faced with silence, we think of it as 'something missing'. Whereas really silence in this instance, as an accompaniment or background to prayer is 'something added'.<br /><br />It's also something that improves with practice, I feel. The more silence I experience, the more I seem to crave.Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247335427293981935.post-7768600094833644162011-11-30T12:00:18.690+00:002011-11-30T12:00:18.690+00:00How conditioned am I! The first thing I did when ...How conditioned am I! The first thing I did when I started watching the video was try to adjust the volume key on the pc as I couldn't hear anything! Of course, it is a SILENT video. So accustomed am I to everything being accompanied by sound. <br /><br />Indeed silence is profound - almost tangible - allowing a prayerful or thoughtful moment not to be interrupted - something so rare in our society today. Let's keep the silence going.............Flick Saundersnoreply@blogger.com