This past week we had the opportunity to go to Alabama and practice different spiritual disciplines. The one that stuck out to me was silence and solitude. I’m very extroverted, so I hated the thought of sitting by myself in silence for six hours, but as I sat, I realized how little I actually put all my attention on the Lord. For the first half hour, I still felt distracted even while reading my Bible, so I put it away and closed my eyes.
Something I’ve been learning recently is to sit still and listen to Him. So I sat with Him in complete silence for a good hour or two and let Him speak to me. I felt very safe, like I was able to surrender everything to Him right then. It was so comforting knowing that I could hand everything to Him and that He is in control. The rest of the six hours I was able to rest in His presence and learn more about His character through His Word.
The main thing I took away from this week is to sit still and be quiet and listen to God speak.
I want to put this discipline into practice regularly outside of Spiritual Rhythms. It’s so easy to be distracted, even in my quiet time, with everything else going on, so it’s really important to spend intentional time alone with God.
Luna Swan. Class of 2027
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