tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694733281909491975.post8263219889273415819..comments2023-10-05T17:11:38.146-04:00Comments on louange de sa gloire: Silence speaks far more eloquently than many wordsocd sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057417006117974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694733281909491975.post-8699305709471608062010-05-21T10:04:12.465-04:002010-05-21T10:04:12.465-04:00Something I've thought of before sort of conne...Something I've thought of before sort of connects with these ideas by Joseph Chalmers. There is application outside the realm of contemplation, too. In the case of ordinary prayer and especially during interior conflict, the same question can be asked. What happens when we let go of our words and thought? Good things, I've found. Sometimes it's necessary to bring 'whatever it is' to Jesus without words because the enemy can and does permeate them to great disadvantage. He interferes in dialog with Jesus as he does in general, and uses your own words and rationale against you, powerfully, regular or holy though they and your intention may be. Jesus already knows what's up anyway. Simply call on Him, go to Love, and say His Name in place of each word and thought until it passes. And it will. Sometimes it takes a while to overpower oneself and the enemy in this way. But it will happen. And the dilemma will be replaced by some gift or counsel or clarity or peace or discernment or relief designed just for you from our Lord, derived from those very, perhaps unpleasant, circumstances. It is just one of many ways we have to recollection and to Truth, and our return to His service.<br /><br />You remain in my prayer, ocd sister, God bless you now and always, I pray...aspiring...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825316824097996382noreply@blogger.com