Let thy soul walk softly in thee Like a saint in heaven unshod, For to be alone with silence Is to be at home with God.

Quiet hearts are as rare as radium . We need every day to be led by the Divine Shepherd into the green pastures and beside the still waters. We are losing the art of meditation. Inner preparation is necessary to outer service.

“Rest pauses” contribute to the finer music of life. “Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray” (Luke 6:12). “As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed” (9:29). Therein we have the example of our Lord.

We have yet to learn the power of silence. Not in the college or academy , but in the silence of the soul do we learn the greater lessons of life and become rooted in spiritual inwardness.

The geologist says that certain crystals can only come to their perfect form in stillness. In the undistracted moment men are in touch with God and everlasting things.

The strenuousness of life and the increasing distractions of the world demand a zone of silence and the Quiet Hour .

“He said to them , ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’ So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place” (Mark 6:31–32). Let us find that spot every day, and the fellowship of silence. On such moments infinite issues hinge!

In every life There’s a pause that is better than onward rush, Better than hewing or mightiest doing; ’Tis the standing still at Sovereign will.

There’s a hush that is better than ardent speech, Better than sighing or wilderness crying; ’Tis the being still at Sovereign will.

The pause and the hush sing a double song In unison low and for all time long. O human soul, God’s working plan Goes on, nor needs the aid of man!

Stand still, and see! Be still, and know!