Carmelite homily for Lectionary 466 – Saturday, October 12, 2019
In today’s Gospel Jesus has the line, “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.” How can you hear the word of God, though? Saint John of the Cross says, “God spoke only one Word, his Son, in eternal silence; and only in silence can that word be heard.” So practice a little – just a little, a minute, two minutes – of silence. Turn off the phone, turn off the TV, turn off the iPad, turn off the noise; just for two minutes. See what you hear!