Be Not Afraid of Silence | First Week in Lent

God can be found in the silence, but for some reason so often we are actually afraid of silence. In this continuation of the Ascension Lenten Companion for the first week of Lent, Fr. Mark Toups encourages us to not be afraid to make time to just sit or kneel in silence with God.

In so many other areas of our life, we are influenced by what we hear. God is different. His ways are not our ways, and he wants to meet us in a way that is independent of outside influence so he can speak directly to our hearts. It’s not that God is silent until we find time for nothing but him, but our hearts are too easily distracted by other things to hear him.

In the silence we are more in tune with God’s voice, and he often chooses to wait for us to meet him in that way.

More content for Lent:

What Do You Want This Lent? (https://media.ascensionpress.com/video/what-do-you-want-this-lent/)
12 Great Lenten Reads from Dr. Sri to Dante (https://media.ascensionpress.com/2020/02/19/12-great-lenten-reads-from-dr-sri-to-dante/)
3 Essential Practices for the Lenten Season (https://media.ascensionpress.com/podcast/3-essential-practices-for-the-lenten-season/)
Preparing for Lent (https://media.ascensionpress.com/podcast/preparing-for-lent/)
20 Out-of-the-Box Things to Do for Lent 2020 (https://media.ascensionpress.com/2020/02/14/20-out-of-the-box-things-to-do-for-lent-%ef%bb%bf2020/)
The Way of the Cross: Praying the Psalms with Jesus (https://ascensionpress.com/collections/featured/products/the-way-of-the-cross-praying-the-psalms-with-jesus)
The Ascension Lenten Companion (https://ascensionpress.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=Lenten+Companion)

The Ascension Lenten Companion
Featuring Father Mark Toups

General Manager - Patrick McCabe
Product Manager - Julia Coppa
Producer - Matt Pirrall
Cinematographer - Sean Boyd
Editor - Matt Longua
Script Supervisor - Lauren McCann
Camera Operators - Jon Vaders and Sean Boyd
Grips - Kevin Goff and Dan Brady
Sound Mixers - Matt Martin and Sean Hoffman
Crew Coordinator - John Baumgartner
Graphic Designer - Stella Ziegler

Special Thanks to Aileen Kain, Nicholas Salkowski, and Jacquelyn Hayes

Shot on location at St Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, PA; National Centre for Padre Pio, Barto, PA; and National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC.

MORE FROM ASCENSION

Ascension’s main website: http://ascensionpress.com
Ascension Media: https://media.ascensionpress.com
The Great Adventure Bible: https://ascensionpress.com/collections/featured/products/the-great-adventure-catholic-bible

SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AscensionPress/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/AscensionPress
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascension-press
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/catholicfaithformation/
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ascensionpresents

Ascension
ascensionpress.com
Musicbed SyncID:
MB015FPNPQLRSDF

Видео Be Not Afraid of Silence | First Week in Lent канала Ascension Presents