"In the Lenten season, many people will take on a discipline rather than 'giving something up.' For not a few, this will involve a resolve to spend additional time in prayer each day. Many of us recognize that we do not spend enough of our day quietly placing ourselves in the presence of the Lord. Lent seems like the perfect time to build that spiritual muscle.
"However, often when we try to 'be still and know that I am God,' it's not uncommon for us to find that there is nothing harder to do than nothing.
"Of course, silent prayer is not nothing, but that is what it can feel like to us. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Nicholas Senz, a pastoral associate at Holy Spirit Parish at Geist, Fishers, IN, reflected on the importance of creating silence in our lives.
Aleteia: Nicholas Senz: The one remedy we need: Silence (5 APR 25)
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