@epektasis6: The silence of God is not absence, but the sacred space where He speaks most clearly. In stillness the heart learns to listen, and what the tongue cannot utter, the soul perceives. As St. Isaac the Syrian taught: ‘Love silence above all things … for from our silence something is born which draws us toward silence itself.’ Orthodox prayer is not only in words but in quiet vigilance: when we hush the clamor of thoughts, passions, and distractions, then inner stillness (hesychia) rises, and in that sacred hush God’s gentle whisper comes, guiding, healing, restoring. Let us embrace silence—not as void but as fertile ground of divine communion. Psalm 62:1 “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation. #orthodoxchurch #christian #orthodoxchristian #jesuschrist #saintpaisios