Silence of the Lambs (2)

Let him sit alone and be silent since He has laid it on him.  Lamentations 3:28  NASB Since – Like good Hebrew exegesis, we start at the end to discover the beginning.  No sense beginning at the beginning since Hebrew has a way of turning the tale upside-down at the end.  So let’s start where it ends in…

Silence of the Lambs (1)

Let him sit alone and be silent since He has laid it on him.  Lamentations 3:28  NASB Since – Consider these words from Buechner:  “What deadens us most to God’s presence within us, I think, is the inner dialogue that we are continuously engaged in with ourselves, the endless chatter of human thought.”[1]  Aren’t they so true?  Most…

Divine Isolation

Let him sit alone and be silent since He has laid it on him.  Lamentations 3:28 Alone – If God believes that it is not good to be alone, then why does God Himself bring about an emptiness in our hearts?  Why are there times in life when we just can’t seem to connect, even…