“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth.” Is.53 KJV
I suppose leaning to be silent is as much an art in prayer as it is in any other conversation. I can think of a number of situations when it is probably best to remain quiet before the Lord. First, if you don't know what to pray don't make up stuff to say. Unspoken yearnings are said to give the Spirit an opportunity to fill in the details when we ourselves don't know what to pray. Second, I think anytime we are over our head is also a good time to keep silent. Peter learned this the hard way on the Mount of Transfiguration. Third, Jesus kept silent when it was his turn up to bat. He quietly bore the burden that His Father placed on Him. His silence demonstrated perfect submission more than anything He could have said. And last, my favorite are those quiet moments when two friends are keeping such communion they know each others thoughts without voicing them. 3/9/2011 Conversations Within ts (Oak Mountain, AL)
Just me trying to be honest with God.
