Silent harmony

I found this quote from St Teresa of Calcutta on the catholicireland website.

‘God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, see how they all move in silence.’

I think it is very beautiful, a commentary on something we absolutely take for granted.  Our preoccupation with silent contemplative prayer puts us in harmony with nature in a very special way. In plunging ourselves into the supernatural sphere of the Holy Spirit, we are at the same time forging a bond with the natural world.

Intercessions:

Cancer: Brian Davis, Bernard (and wife Angela caring for him), Jacqui, Theresa K, Fr Jon B, Catherine

Siena, Elara – sick children

Wojtek – massive heart attack leaving him incapacitated

David OCDS – housebound

Sophia – blind infant

Joy Smith OCDS – in hospital

Grace – troubling ailments, job difficulties, family (deceased mother and health of father)

Lucia – Overwhelmed by weariness

 Mark – brain infection

Joy Smith – in hospital

 Defence of the unborn and the elderly

 RIP Martin Gilham, Sue Burton, little Matthew (six years old, died of cancer)