Quotes about Silence
Modern man is the Cosmic Orphan because he has killed God. And, by doing so, he has reduced himself to an accident of nature. When he asks, Why? his cry is lost in the silence of the recesses of space. When he dies, he dies without hope. Thus, in killing God, modern man has killed himself as well.
— William Lane Craig
Most commit the same mistake with God that they do with their friends: they do all the talking.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Though there are times when it may seem like God is silent, he is never absent.
— Brian Houston
Don't misinterpret God's silence as rejection.
— TB Joshua
When led of the Spirit, the child of God must be as ready to wait as to go, as prepared to be silent as to speak.
— Lewis Sperry Chafer
Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.
— Maya Angelou
To be silent when we are impelled to utter words injurious to God or to our neighbour, is an act of virtue; but, to be silent in confessing our sins, is the ruin of the soul.
— Alphonsus Liguori
We are no longer able to hear God - There are too many frequencies filling our ears.
— Pope Benedict XVI
In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you better than yourself what comes between you and God. Ask yourself. Then listen!
— Johannes Tauler
He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how.
— Thomas Merton
If you do all the talking when you pray, how will you ever hear God's answers?
— AW Tozer