{"id":206,"date":"2010-02-04T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=206"},"modified":"2017-11-16T18:10:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T00:10:23","slug":"206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/206\/","title":{"rendered":"Silence","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-images\/Trees%20in%20snow2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"373\" \/> <\/strong><br \/>\n <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Photo by Martin Bremmer Walkway<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SILENCE.<\/strong> It is the mother of <em>peace<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>When we allow our flesh to become &#8220;noisy,&#8221; giving in to all its demands, we lose that &#8220;<em>peace which surpasses all understanding.<\/em>&#8221; But silence of the <em>tongue<\/em>, silence of the <em>appetites<\/em>, and silence of the <em>eyes<\/em> is like a chisel, carving away the passions of the flesh, until the soul is open and empty like a bowl. But empty, only <em>so as to be filled with God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Prayer<\/em> and <em>fasting<\/em> are the double-edged chisel by which we silence the flesh, while at the same time permitting God to fill the soul. Blessed is the one who prays everyday. Holy is the one who prays unceasingly&#8230; for such a soul is unceasingly filled with God.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prayer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emptied.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Filled.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8230;<em>Peace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 90px; height: 136px;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-images\/Wood-Chisel.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<br \/>\n <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Martin Bremmer Walkway \u00a0 SILENCE. 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