Re Silence, Solitaire and the Soul, October
Rev. David Webber’s article was, for me, very timely as I have recently been going through a period of reflections and remembrances.
It has been many years since I spent any time at the dry end of a fishing rod and I have never been a hunter. There are other ways I get my battery recharged by solitude; and solitude involves silence, since I am not yet in the habit of talking to myself.
The solitude I enjoy while digging or weeding in the garden has been a major benefit to my creative juices while thinking out a solution to a technical problem. As an engineer often having to travel, I have had many periods of solitude and many of these periods have created opportunities for quiet prayer, reflection, remembrances and have given adequate proof of the wisdom of taking advantage of these moments. I do not usually go out to seek these moments; they come upon me and they are most productive in refreshing the soul.
It is at moments such as these that the words of old hymns, paraphrases from the King James version of the psalm book and the memory of Gaelic psalm-singing in a congregational setting come to mind. These memories remind me of the heritage I came from and the influence it has on me now.
