Well my friends, it has been a week since the fast begun. I have to admit it has been difficult to sustain. :) There have been many times where I have itched to check face-book, and found myself checking the blog instead. :) One of the things I realized this week was just how dependent I have gotten on technology and it is larger connectedness to the world; I have realized that for me, face-book can be somewhat of an "ego booster"; I have to admit it is super encouraging to get comments, wall posts, and keep in touch with friends. In some ways, this little blog feels like isolating my world. But maybe instead I can view it as a much needed break? Maybe instead I can see it as an intuitional technology sabbath?
One of my dear friends and house-mates, talks a lot about taking mini Sabbaths, or creating sacred space wherever we can find it in order to rest, relax and simply celebrate the moment. I find myself needing to do more of that; indeed, I think my soul truly craves it. Why is it that silence, while it can be so deeply desired, is something we also fear? Why is it that in the silences we become convicted, compelled and challenged to be different?
Perhaps this is some of what I am hearing God saying. Maybe he is saying--"sit with me in the silence Melody. rest with me. and let me love on you."
Perhaps this whisper happens as tree branches dance in the cold winter winds of March, as leaves skitter and skip across the sidewalk, and as raindrops wait behind clouds, pregnant with anticipation to drop onto the ground and renew it. Perhaps God speaks to us in those moments, if only we are silent enough to hear him.
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