{"id":4566,"date":"2010-06-08T23:08:32","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T05:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dirtygirlsministries.com\/blog\/?p=4566"},"modified":"2010-06-08T23:08:32","modified_gmt":"2010-06-09T05:08:32","slug":"silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/?p=4566","title":{"rendered":"Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just one of my favorite poems. Wanted to share it with you in case it speaks to your heart in the same way it does to mine sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silence by Bradley Hathaway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s happening here?<br \/>\nI was once so alive and now I\u2019m so full of dread and almost dead<br \/>\nShow me Your wounded head that is lead to communion with the Father<\/p>\n<p>But where did He go?<\/p>\n<p>His presence seems farther and farther away each day<br \/>\nbut I\u2019m trying so hard to steer His way<br \/>\nYet still lonely and confused on this cold hard ground I lay<\/p>\n<p>Speak to me wise mouth and say \u201cit\u2019s all good kid, it\u2019s nothing that you did, and though it feels like I\u2019m not here with you right now just be still and silent and listen for that sound..<\/p>\n<p>Shhh..<br \/>\nDid you hear it?<br \/>\nListen again.<br \/>\nDid you hear it?<\/p>\n<p>That silent voice that just spoke nothing, that is Me, I\u2019m listening to your plea with open ears<br \/>\nCounting all your tears flowing from your irritated eyes<br \/>\nSearching the skies looking for that hope that beyond there lies.<\/p>\n<p>Oh you young worrisome sparrow, find rest<br \/>\nLay your battered head upon My omnipresent breast and make it your nest<br \/>\nNo strong cold wind could ever blow and carry you from this your home<\/p>\n<p>Look around, see the life shooting up from the ground<br \/>\nSpring colors springing fourth and celebration of your trusting<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a constant process this is<br \/>\nGrowing you into the person you are to become<br \/>\nBut when you sense the setting of the sun know it is only rising and has just begun<br \/>\nNow go fourth, sing songs of faith, and lift up others in the midst of this race<\/p>\n<p>And if you can\u2019t keep the pace or lose sight of My face<br \/>\nKnow that I\u2019m always near so you need not fear<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t worry about all that right now<\/p>\n<p>Just sit here and enjoy the peace I offer in My silence<br \/>\nWhen I am silent I am listening, and not abandoning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just one of my favorite poems. Wanted to share it with you in case it speaks to your heart in the same way it does to mine sometimes. &#8211; &#8211; Silence by Bradley Hathaway What\u2019s happening here? I was once so alive and now I\u2019m so full of dread and almost dead Show me Your&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/?p=4566\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Silence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180,6,178,183,25,33,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accountability","category-addiction","category-confession","category-crystal-renaud","category-depression","category-grace","category-prayer","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4567,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4566\/revisions\/4567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}