Quotes about Silence
I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
The silence that makes it possible to hear God speak also makes it possible for us to hear the world's words for what they really are - tinny and unconvincing lies.
— Eugene Peterson
Prayer is speaking to God - but sometimes He uses our times of prayerful silence to speak to us in return.
— Billy Graham
The most generous choices, especially the persevering, are the fruit of profound and prolonged union with God in prayerful silence.
— Pope John Paul II
My God, I pray better to you by breathing and walking than by talking, just as in choir I sing best when I am thinking about something else, or better still, praying.
— Thomas Merton
In ... silence we find a new energy and a real unity. God's energy becomes our, allowing us to perform things well.
— Mother Teresa
Friends, do not be afraid of silence or stillness. Listen to God. Adore Him in the Eucharist.
— Pope Benedict XVI
Prayer is a silent surrendering of everything to God.
— Soren Kierkegaard
Meditation is waiting on God.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Coming before God in quietness & waiting upon Him in silence often can accomplish more than days of feverish activity.
— AW Tozer
The speech of God is silence. His Word is solitude.
— Thomas Merton
Listen in silence because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God
— Mother Teresa