October 3, 2008

My Journey to God

Day of Silence

Why would
anyone
want to
spend
a day
in a place
silent and
still?
What would
really be
the point
anyway?

I only know
that even
grass
needs water
to grow
now and again,
and the sun’s light
for it to recognize
and see
that everything
around it
is
beautiful.

By Cathy Lamperski Dearing

(Cathy Dearing is a member of St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis. She wrote this poem before spending a day at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis for one of the monthly silent days of reflection. Quoting from a meditation by an unknown source found on the Internet, Dearing said, “The opportunity, or rather this gift, that Fatima offers allows me to ‘make time for the quiet moments—for God whispers and the world is loud.’ ”) †

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