The depth of unspoken joy is found not in the fleeing emotional bursts of laughter, but in the restful calmness of the soul. Many - followers and non-followers of the Way - have replaced the poverty of their unfulfilled souls with the temporal vanities of life's hurried pace.

Those who have truly come to understand the heart of God eventually arrive at the conclusion that the Christian life consists of living both contemplatively and sacramentally. It is the surest way that one can find himself living with a stillness of soul which finds the depth of the Creator's glorious presence in a noisy world that seeks superficial sensationalism. It is the only way one can ensure that the whispering voice within constitutes the dominant voice in one's life, even finding its power over a thousand shouts.

The follower of Christ who constructs his life upon the quicksand of temporality whores away his soul to a thousand voices that hear not the still small voice of the Master whispering for its return. Inasmuch as he tries to project the aura of spirituality, the reflection in the water doesn't lie.

You have heard many voices. Unworthy voices spoke and you listened. Now hear the voice of the One who whispers in the stillness of your heart.

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."