Introduction.
I have more than once in my life found myself in the midst of what is frequently called, "the dark night of the soul," or "the dark place of the inner being." Such dark moments and places come to us all at some time or other and in varying depths of despair.
It was Isaiah who wrote, "This is my resting place, let the weary rest;" and "This is the place of repose." The writer of Proverbs wrote, "It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, not to be hast and miss the way.'So whether it be a feeling of deep despair or the feeling that comes from being alone This little collection of poems, thoughts and meditations I share, in the hope that they give you what I found at the time of writing.
I have made no effort to differentiate between thoughts or meditations. In this way, they will not be restricted to how you use them. It may be the case that one day a poem and thought might be just that, something to read and consider, the same poem on another day may be worthy of deeper meditation and thought.
I offer this part of my journey that it might speak to you as you make your journey. it matters not whether you are a committed Christain or a seeker after insight, neither does it matter whether you consider yourself religious or not. These words came from a time in my life when I was a minister of religion a prison chaplain and hospital chaplain. They grew from my own personal search and my reaching out to others in a variety of circumstances.
The title, "Out of the Silence," comes because it was put down in a printed form during a period of my life when I was unable to speak, having had problems with my vocal cords I had a period of having to communicate on paper alone which encouraged me to put together this work.
I had time to reflect on the journey I had travelled and consider where it might lead. It comes from a period of about ten years in that journey, which was not always easy as some of the passages will show.
My journey from this period has taken many twists and turns that can be found elsewhere in at least two other books. What I can be positive of is that the material contained in this book was a great help to myself in difficult times and has gone on to help others.
I offer them humbly in the hope that they may bring some thought and insight on your journey.
It was Isaiah who wrote, "This is my resting place, let the weary rest;" and "This is the place of repose." The writer of Proverbs wrote, "It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, not to be hast and miss the way.'So whether it be a feeling of deep despair or the feeling that comes from being alone This little collection of poems, thoughts and meditations I share, in the hope that they give you what I found at the time of writing.
I have made no effort to differentiate between thoughts or meditations. In this way, they will not be restricted to how you use them. It may be the case that one day a poem and thought might be just that, something to read and consider, the same poem on another day may be worthy of deeper meditation and thought.
I offer this part of my journey that it might speak to you as you make your journey. it matters not whether you are a committed Christain or a seeker after insight, neither does it matter whether you consider yourself religious or not. These words came from a time in my life when I was a minister of religion a prison chaplain and hospital chaplain. They grew from my own personal search and my reaching out to others in a variety of circumstances.
The title, "Out of the Silence," comes because it was put down in a printed form during a period of my life when I was unable to speak, having had problems with my vocal cords I had a period of having to communicate on paper alone which encouraged me to put together this work.
I had time to reflect on the journey I had travelled and consider where it might lead. It comes from a period of about ten years in that journey, which was not always easy as some of the passages will show.
My journey from this period has taken many twists and turns that can be found elsewhere in at least two other books. What I can be positive of is that the material contained in this book was a great help to myself in difficult times and has gone on to help others.
I offer them humbly in the hope that they may bring some thought and insight on your journey.
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