Introduction
As a Pentecostal Christian I find that many of the disciplines I follow involve lots of “doing” and lots of noise. A big part of worship involves praying out loud, singing and activities that involve outward displays of love for our God. Silence is a discipline that I do not see practiced very often and one I know very little about, growing up in a Catholic Church I had plenty of opportunities to practice it but without understanding its importance.
Summarise your original understanding of the discipline before the course started
The Catholic Church allowed me to experience quite a lot of “silent” moments, from walking into church to sitting quietly after receiving communion. As a kid (and even still into adulthood) I understood that I was supposed to be quiet but that’s …show more content…
As I got older I was able to understand and appreciate Communion specifically Eucharistic Adoration . It is one of the only corporate experiences of silence I can remember participating in and one that a miss now that I am a member of the Pentecostal Church. It is in the moments of silence that I was able to contemplate what God did for me without any distractions from music or preaching a time where I was surrounded by other Christians in silent prayer.
Reflection on original ideas
Lindsey Fuchs describes silence along side solitude using Psalm 46:10 “To be still and know that I am God” . Presenting my worries, my thoughts my issues before God and allowing his peace to become more prominent then the problem. Not allowing the problem to hold me but holding that problem before God. My previous understanding of silence was so limited, I thought it was a waste of time and never really allowed God to enter my heart in those moments. I now truly understand the importance of this discipline and that time with God is never wasted.
Encouraging the practise of this
As a Pentecostal Christian I find that many of the disciplines I follow involve lots of “doing” and lots of noise. A big part of worship involves praying out loud, singing and activities that involve outward displays of love for our God. Silence is a discipline that I do not see practiced very often and one I know very little about, growing up in a Catholic Church I had plenty of opportunities to practice it but without understanding its importance.
Summarise your original understanding of the discipline before the course started
The Catholic Church allowed me to experience quite a lot of “silent” moments, from walking into church to sitting quietly after receiving communion. As a kid (and even still into adulthood) I understood that I was supposed to be quiet but that’s …show more content…
As I got older I was able to understand and appreciate Communion specifically Eucharistic Adoration . It is one of the only corporate experiences of silence I can remember participating in and one that a miss now that I am a member of the Pentecostal Church. It is in the moments of silence that I was able to contemplate what God did for me without any distractions from music or preaching a time where I was surrounded by other Christians in silent prayer.
Reflection on original ideas
Lindsey Fuchs describes silence along side solitude using Psalm 46:10 “To be still and know that I am God” . Presenting my worries, my thoughts my issues before God and allowing his peace to become more prominent then the problem. Not allowing the problem to hold me but holding that problem before God. My previous understanding of silence was so limited, I thought it was a waste of time and never really allowed God to enter my heart in those moments. I now truly understand the importance of this discipline and that time with God is never wasted.
Encouraging the practise of this