Saint Charbel's Family  "They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer"  Acts 2-42

In Silence

In silence

To be there before you Lord, that’s all

To shut the eyes of my body,

To shut the eyes of my soul,

And to be still and silent,

To expose myself to your who are there, exposed to me.

To be there before you,

The Eternal Presence.

I am willing to feel nothing, Lord,

To see nothing

To hear nothing.

Empty of all ideas

Of all images,

In the darkness.

Here I am, simply

To meet you without obstacles,

In the silence of faith,

Before you, Lord.

Michel Quoist.

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