While I was attend a Camino weekend, with lots of worship experience, I was led to consider this part of worship.
Loudness or Silence
By Larry Linville
Loudness or silence
which do I choose?
Which do I keep
and which do I lose?
“Make a Joyful noise…”
“Be still and know…”
practice your faith –
but don’t let it show.
Bi-polar spirituality
is our plight.
We are so divided
are we ever right?
Jesus was able to combine
both practices in his life.
He benefited from what
could have brought him strife.
We can try to follow
the example he gave.
Employing his direction
as we learn how to behave.
The question isn’t
which one comes first.
It’s a blessed circle
that can’t be rehearsed.
Each leads to the other
moving us higher
increasing, improving
our spiritual fire.
© Copyright 2007 Larry Linville (UN: larrylinville at Writing.Com).
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This is like what's been bothering me lately. When you turn something over to the Lord in prayer, you're suppose to let it go, but on the other hand we must do our part, right? I want to say, "Faith without works is dead," or "The Lord helps those who help themselves," but I'm not sure either one of those are in the Bible.
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