Contemplating Quote by John of the Cross

However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.

— Teresa of Avila

God has spoken very boldly about his desire to be a presence in our lives. If I want to heal the ache and loneliness…

— Tim Hansel

“Solitude can be very rewarding and full of blessing because in the silence of the inner being, one finds God”

— Fulton Sheen

The reading of the word of God should be performed in solitude, in order that the whole mind of the reader might be plunged…

— Seraphim of Sarov

We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts

— Anonymous

There is a divine depth in silence. We meet God alone.

— Frederick William Robertson

The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude…

— St John Of The Cross

The ancient spiritual tradition is that God gives himself fully to us in silence and solitude.

— Brennan Manning

The voice of God whispers in the heart So softly That the soul pauses, Making no noise, And strives for these melodies, Distant, sighing,…

— Stephen Crane

The soul that has been enriched by communion with God will not be dismayed by isolation but will welcome solitude. He will seek not…

— Frances J Roberts

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence.

— Anonymous

Part of the inner world of everyone is this sense of emptiness, unease, incompleteness, and I believe that this in itself is a word…

— Frederick Buechner