Intentional silence is not a retreat into some private piety. Nor is it passive. It is a rugged and sometimes ragged discipline of turning over and over again to offer our speechless hearts.
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"The Doorway to Discipleship" by Catherine Smith, Mandate Spring 2020, The United Church of Canada, pp. 24–25, Reprinted with permission.
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Catherine Smith is a writer and retired United Church minister whose words invite pause, prayer, and re-imagination.
Through Hem of the Light, she shares reflections and resources that honour longing, nurture hope, and uncover the sacred shimmering at the edges of everyday life.
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