Father Snort

Brad Sullivan Good Friday, Year C March 25, 2016 Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Bay City, TX John 18:1-19:42 Braving the Tranquil Sea of Silence Silence. That what is called for often in our liturgy, silence. Silence can be the sound of prayer, the sound of relaxing and taking a break for a while. After a long day and once the kids are to bed and before binge watching Netflix or reading starts, it can be very healing to sit in silence for a few minutes. Silence gives our brains time to unwind. Silence allows us to notice our breathing and to marvel at the miracle of our lives, our bodies, the presence of God around us and within us. Silence can be the sound and the sounds of life without the noise of everything else. Silence can be a beautiful thing. Silence can also bring to the surface things we’d rather keep buried. Silence brings a void, and inevitably something will come to fill that void, often the memories we’d rather tha