10 Tweets on “The Silence of God” (Luke 22:39-46)

1/ Sometimes Sometimes it’s in the silence of God that we can hear God most clearly.

2/ When we or the Bible speak of the silence of God, we mean God feels far away, he fails to give guidance, he refuses to intervene.

3/ Sometimes a "no" answer can feel like no answer. 

4/ We learn from Jesus and the Psalms that it's okay to complain to God.

5/ It's okay to keep asking. Jesus asked three times.

6/ It's okay to stop asking. Jesus stopped after three.

7/ Listen in the silence. "The quieter the room, the more you will hear."

8/ Trust God in the silence. It’s in the deepest silence of all that we hear God’s most intimate words of love. 

9/ The deepest silence is what Jesus experienced for us on the cross. He absorbed the wrath of God for our sins. 

10/ "Embracing our 'Not Yet'"

The Weekend - “The Silence of God” (Luke 22:39-46)

We come to the end of the Journey to Easter series this weekend with a focus on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. 

Jesus experiences the silence of God in prayer in the Garden. It’s of a different “order” or quality than our experiences with God’s silence, but there’s still a ton we can learn from how he handles it. 

Sometimes a “no” answer from God can feel like no answer from God. That might be at the core of our struggles with the silence of God. For many of us, it’s not that we won’t take “no” for an answer; it’s that so often we wonder if he has even listened to our pleas. 

I'll also tell you a bit about our trip to Cuba. It was incredible.

Come this weekend, Palm Sunday, for worship, gathered with your brothers and sisters in Christ. Your presence makes a difference to so many people.