Silence speaks volumes
1-2 Silence is praise to you, Zion-dwelling God, and also obedience. You hear the prayer in it all. (Psalm 65:1-2) The "prayer in it all" is the key to this verse - God hears both our silence and our spoken word - but don't forget the third thing he "hears" - our obedience. Silence is the absence of sound or noise - when there is a "perfect stillness" we call that an absence of motion. We often don't think we have made a connection with God unless we are able to experience the noise or movement of that connection (like when we cry out loud or lift our hearts in worship). Our psalmist reminds us that silence is praise! Even in the quietness of waiting in his presence, we praise our God. It is a difficult thing to do sometimes, but when we actually do stop long enough to simply admire him, we connect with him in new ways! He also reminds us that our obedience is also praise to God. We rarely equa...