Comment by Robyn Josephs on 9th mo. 6, 2009 at 7:03pm

yes- listening is a large part of silence, and worship and koinonia. I often think in meeting for worship for business that we are clearly not all clled to say everything there is about each order of business.
speak less, listen more.
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Comment by Forrest Curo on 9th mo. 7, 2009 at 1:08am

More time in worship is definitely worth doing.

Arranging to spend more time specifically in silence... is like more time in music, more time sitting... possibly useful but not necessarily what we'd be led to do by longer worship. The fact that words can get in the way is not an argument for doing away with words, but for being silent long enough to see what will emerge from that this time, for allowing time that could potentially be spent silently.

It isn't talking that's the problem; it's that when people talk they often lose consciousness of what they're doing, allowing habits of thought and speech to carry them away from the center. But it's being at that center that matters; it's possible to talk while keeping that connection (except that all our habits work to pull us away unless we're really being attentive in the process.)

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