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title: "36 God Silence Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 36 God Silence quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best God Silence sayings and thoughts."
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> [The speech of God is silence. His Word is solitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/the-speech-of-god-is-silence-his-word-is-solitude/)

[Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/)

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> [“Silence is the invisible door to God. Silence is the inner door to become one with God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-dhyan-giten/silence-is-the-invisible-door-to-god-silence-is-the-inner-door-to/)

[Swami Dhyan Giten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-dhyan-giten/)

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> [Silence alone is respectable and respected. I believe God to be silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-adams/silence-alone-is-respectable-and-respected-i-believe-god-to-be-silence/)

[Henry Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-adams/)

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> [Don't misinterpret God's silence as rejection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-b-joshua/don-t-misinterpret-god-s-silence-as-rejection/)

[T. B. Joshua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-b-joshua/)

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> [“I heard God in the silence. I recognized his voice precisely because it was inaudible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-heard-god-in-the-silence-i-recognized-his-voice-precisely-because/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [“God's silence is often our noise drowning out His voice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allene-vanoirschot/god-s-silence-is-often-our-noise-drowning-out-his-voice/)

[Allene vanOirschot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allene-vanoirschot/)

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> [You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sathya-sai-baba/you-can-hear-the-footsteps-of-god-when-silence-reigns-in-the-mind/)

[Sathya Sai Baba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sathya-sai-baba/)

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> [Today don't beg, don't ask, just thank God in silence for all the blessings in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/today-don-t-beg-don-t-ask-just-thank-god-in-silence-for-all-the/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

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> [I have learned that God’s silence to my questions is not a door slammed in my face. I may not have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-dravecky/i-have-learned-that-god-s-silence-to-my-questions-is-not-a-door/)

[Dave Dravecky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-dravecky/)

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> [Fear reminds you of God's silence to your needs and get you to doubt his existence; hold tight and know this: if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mbuko/fear-reminds-you-of-god-s-silence-to-your-needs-and-get-you-to-doubt/)

[Michael Mbuko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mbuko/)

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> [“What of God’s silence? I think it over. I add: An intellect confounded yet a trusting sense of presence and of ultimate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yann-martel/what-of-god-s-silence-i-think-it-over-i-add-an-intellect-confounded/)

[Yann Martel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yann-martel/)

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> [The Word LISTEN Contains the same letters as SILENT. Listen to GOD in the Silence of your Heart and you'll know HIS…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/the-word-listen-contains-the-same-letters-as-silent-listen-to-god-in/)

[Pacifiersucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pacifiersucker/)

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> [Snow reminds Ka of God! But I’m not sure it would be accurate. What brings me close to God is the silence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orhan-pamuk/snow-reminds-ka-of-god-but-i-m-not-sure-it-would-be-accurate-what/)

[Orhan Pamuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orhan-pamuk/)

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> [“Sometimes these spirits have been more real to me than people, more real than God. They fill silence with their weight, dense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baker-kline/sometimes-these-spirits-have-been-more-real-to-me-than-people-more/)

[Christina Baker Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baker-kline/)

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> [There is music in silence, and in silence one finds the truth. So if you seek the truth, spend time alone with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lars-zwerenz/there-is-music-in-silence-and-in-silence-one-finds-the-truth-so-if/)

[John Lars Zwerenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lars-zwerenz/)

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> [“When we discover the secret of being inwardly at worship while outwardly at work, we find that the soul's silence brings us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-we-discover-the-secret-of-being-inwardly-at-worship-while/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“And then, there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God's silence. As I swallowed my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellie-wiesel/and-then-there-was-no-longer-any-reason-for-me-to-fast-i-no-longer/)

[Ellie Wiesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellie-wiesel/)

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> [Emptiness is only a disguise for an intimacy of God's, that God's silence, the eerie stillness, is filled by the Word without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-rahner/emptiness-is-only-a-disguise-for-an-intimacy-of-god-s-that-god-s/)

[Karl Rahner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-rahner/)

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> [Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on our sins,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-elliot/silence-as-someone-has-said-is-the-mother-of-prayer-and-the-nurse-of/)

[Elisabeth Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-elliot/)

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> [“The nearer you approach to God, the less you reason and argue. When you attain Him, then all sounds—all reasoning and disputing—come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-ramakrishna/the-nearer-you-approach-to-god-the-less-you-reason-and-argue-when-you/)

[Sri Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-ramakrishna/)

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> [We need silence to be alone with God, to speak to him, to listen to him, to ponder his words deep in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-teresa/we-need-silence-to-be-alone-with-god-to-speak-to-him-to-listen-to-him/)

[Mother Teresa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mother-teresa/)

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> [“As Richard Foster explains, “Though silence sometimes involves the absence of speech, it always involves the act of listening. Simply to refrain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/as-richard-foster-explains-though-silence-sometimes-involves-the/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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> [“...there was no longer any reason why I should fast. I no longer accepted God's silence. As I swallowed my bowl of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elie-wiesel/there-was-no-longer-any-reason-why-i-should-fast-i-no-longer-accepted/)

[Elie Wiesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elie-wiesel/)

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> [God has spoken very boldly about his desire to be a presence in our lives. If I want to heal the ache…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hansel/god-has-spoken-very-boldly-about-his-desire-to-be-a-presence-in-our/)

[Tim Hansel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hansel/)

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> [Some prayers are followed by silence (from God) because they are wrong, others because they are bigger than one can understand. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/some-prayers-are-followed-by-silence-from-god-because-they-are-wrong/)

[Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/)

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> [The beginning of prayer is silence. If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-teresa/the-beginning-of-prayer-is-silence-if-we-really-want-to-pray-we-must/)

[Mother Teresa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mother-teresa/)

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> [The tongue is a small member, but it does big things. A religious who does not keep silence will never attain holiness;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-faustina-kowalska/the-tongue-is-a-small-member-but-it-does-big-things-a-religious-who/)

[Mary Faustina Kowalska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-faustina-kowalska/)

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> [“They did not talk, not because they hated conversation, but because they wanted to listen intently to the voice of God in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedicta-ward/they-did-not-talk-not-because-they-hated-conversation-but-because/)

[Benedicta Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedicta-ward/)

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> [“At times we have to step into God’s silence and patiently wait. We have to put out the fleece as Gideon did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/at-times-we-have-to-step-into-god-s-silence-and-patiently-wait-we/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

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> [On your troubles and God is silence, never think He abandon you, He is just busy working on the best things for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/regina-malabago/on-your-troubles-and-god-is-silence-never-think-he-abandon-you-he-is/)

[Regina Malabago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/regina-malabago/)

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> [“166. God's silence can also be a reproach. We often pretend not to want to listen to this language. Conversely, if there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cardinal-sarah/166-god-s-silence-can-also-be-a-reproach-we-often-pretend-not-to-want/)

[Robert Cardinal Sarah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cardinal-sarah/)

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> [“For someone who is far from God, silence is a difficult confrontation with his own self and with the rather dismal realities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sarah/for-someone-who-is-far-from-god-silence-is-a-difficult-confrontation/)

[Robert Sarah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sarah/)

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> [Something is happening because of silence, because of peace, because of silence; if your mind is silent, if your mind is quiet,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-w-l-poonja/something-is-happening-because-of-silence-because-of-peace-because-of/)

[H. W. L. Poonja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-w-l-poonja/)

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> [God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bono/god-is-in-the-slums-in-the-cardboard-boxes-where-the-poor-play-house/)

[Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bono/)

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> [Silence is letting what there is be what it is. In that sense it has to do profoundly with God: the silence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rowan-williams/silence-is-letting-what-there-is-be-what-it-is-in-that-sense-it-has/)

[Rowan Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rowan-williams/)

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> [If we mistake God's silence for indifference, we are the most miserable of people. If we give up when we no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-walsh/if-we-mistake-god-s-silence-for-indifference-we-are-the-most/)

[Sheila Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-walsh/)

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                        "text": "The tongue is a small member, but it does big things. A religious who does not keep silence will never attain holiness; that is, she will never become a saint. Let her not delude herself - unless it is the Spirit of God who is speaking through her, for then she must not keep silent. But, in order to hear the voice of God, one has to have silence in one's soul and to keep silence; not a gloomy silence but an interior silence; that is to say, recollection in God.",
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                        "text": "“They did not talk, not because they hated conversation, but because they wanted to listen intently to the voice of God in silence; they did not dislike eating, but were feeding on the Word of God so that they did not have room for earthly food or time to bother with it; they did not avoid company because it bored them, but, as one of them said, ‘I cannot be with you and with God.’34 It was not a dislike of sleep that made them keep vigil, but an eager and longing attitude of waiting for the coming of Christ:”",
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                        "text": "“At times we have to step into God’s silence and patiently wait. We have to put out the fleece as Gideon did (Judges 6:37-40), and wait for the descent of the divine dew, or some kind of confirmation from God that we are on the right course. That is a good way to keep our own ego drive out of the way. Yet there are other times when we need to go ahead and act on our own best intuitions and presume that God is guiding us and will guide us. But even then we must finally wait for the divine backup. Sometimes that is even the greater act of faith and courage, and takes even more patience. What if the divine dew does not fall? What do we do then? When either waiting or moving forward is done out of a spirit of union and surrender, we can trust that God will make good out of it—even if we are mistaken! It is not about being correct, it is about being connected.”",
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                        "text": "On your troubles and God is silence, never think He abandon you, He is just busy working on the best things for you. You probably asking for sunshine but instead He gave you some rain because Desert needs water. But because of our impatience nature we just keep on whining to God, so He give us temporary/partial answer for us to keep quite. Just like when we were a child and we ask something to our mom she said Ok I hear you but wait for a minute while I am working on your request But we keep on yelling/screaming because we want it right now. So mom give us some toys/food for us to keep quite while she is working on our needs to make sure everything is perfect. Lesson: God know the best to each one of us, He might put us on challenges/ difficulties but He just want us to learn something in our lives. Patience and faith is very important to stay in the long run.",
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                        "text": "“166. God's silence can also be a reproach. We often pretend not to want to listen to this language. Conversely, if there is an earthquake or a major natural disaster, associated with immeasurable human tragedies, we accuse God of not speaking. God's silence questions mankind on its ability to enter into the mystery of life and hope at the very heart of suffering and hardships. The more we refuse to understand this silence, the more we move away from him. I am convinced that the problem of contemporary atheism lies first of all in a wrong interpretation of God's silence about catastrophes and human sufferings. If man sees in the divine silence only a form of God's abandonment, indifference, or powerlessness, it will be difficult to enter into his ineffable and inaccessible mystery. The more man rejects the silence of God, the more he will rebel against him.”",
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