The Silence Within
And God said “Let there be light,” and there was light.
God spoke from silence.
JESUS became THE WORD that is accepted by faith.
Faith dwells in silence.
THE WORD was revealed and is interpreted by the HOLY SPIRIT.
The language of the Spirit is silence.
The home of the word is silence—any word. It doesn’t matter whether it’s God’s or man’s.
I meditated on this for weeks while I was sick. I usually experience the lesson I am learning at the same time I’m learning it (meditating on silence, in silence). AFTER sharing what I had meditated on with Phil, I found these words written by Henri Nouwen, one of my favorite authors, in his book “The Way of the Heart.” (When the student is ready the teacher comes. And God confirms what He’s teaching repeatedly to me.)
“Out of his eternal silence God spoke the Word, and through this Word created and recreated the world. In the beginning God spoke the land, the sea, and the sky. He spoke the sun, the moon, and the stars. He spoke plants, birds, fish, animals wild and tame. Finally, he spoke man and woman. Then, in the fullness of time, God’s Word, through whom all had been created, became flesh and gave power to all who believe to become the children of God. In all this, the Word of God does not break the silence of God, but rather unfolds the immeasurable richness of his silence.” Pgs. 56-57
Paul understood this when he wrote his letter to the Ephesians:
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Eph. 3:14-19
We, as Christians, have the Holy Spirit living WITHIN us; He is the ONLY way spiritual truths are discerned. Man cannot come to know God in any other way.
“The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God….The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Cor. 2:10b-12, 14
The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Man reads THE WORD inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Man needs the Spirit to interpret what he reads.
Man prays and the Spirit intercedes.
Man suffers and the Spirit comforts.
Man serves and the Spirit empowers.
Man sins and the Spirit convicts.
Man seeks and the Spirit leads.
The Holy Spirit, who dwells in silence, lives within us. Silence does not have to be CREATED; it must be ENTERED. Contrary to what man supposes, rather than leave he must stand still to find it. “Be still and know that I am God.” Ps. 46:10
Greater light, which the Holy Spirit reveals, results in greater awareness of sin. Silence is deafening to the sin-sick soul; it brings us face-to-face with our demons. Ask for a moment of silence in worship and the crowd responds anxiously; it doesn’t know what to do with it; it wants the preacher to start talking again.
The world is a noisy place. Henri Nouwen calls it “Our Wordy World.” This is what he writes:
“Over the last few decades we have been inundated by a torrent of words. Wherever we go we are surrounded by words: words softly whispered, loudly proclaimed, or angrily screamed; words spoken, recited, or sung; words on records, in books, on walls, or in the sky; words in many sounds, many colors, or many forms; words to be heard, read, seen, or glanced at; words which flicker off and on, move slowly, dance, jump, or wiggle. Words, words, words! They form the floor, the walls, and the ceiling of our existence.” (He wrote this in 1981. Imagine what he would write about today.)
The world’s and God’s WORD compete with each other. The mature Christian trains himself to distinguish good from evil by constantly putting God’s word into practice. (Heb. 5:14) Who among us is the most mature? Don’t we assume our leaders? Elders. Deacons. Ministers. Teachers. Yet they are the ones most bombarded with words: they preach the word, read the word, meditate on the word and share it. They hear angry words that slip from unbridled tongues, grumbling, complaining, back-biting and gossip. They are told what they need to do, must do and are leaving undone by people who usually sit in silence. They, of all people, must feel that their floors, walls and ceilings are made up of words. Therefore, they must search for the silence.
Not only is the preacher bombarded with words the congregation is as well. They hear words that say “Use me, take me, buy me, drink me, smell me, touch me, kiss me, sleep with me.” We live in a world where a word is just a word – words have been devalued. Hence attention to God’s Word suffers. How can God’s word that’s heard in silence be heard above the word that’s a clanging cymbal?
What can members do to help leaders find the silence?
Paul tells us in Phil. 2:14-16 and in the book of Ephesians.
1) “Do everything without complaining or arguing,” v. 14
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Eph. 4:29
For fifteen years Phil, my husband, has been an elder. For fifteen years prior to that he served as deacon. My dad became an elder in his thirties; he is now seventy-nine and still serving. How much more good could they have accomplished had they had equal time sharing the “good news” as they have spent listening to, discussing, debating, deciding what to do with the bad. When we fight each other Satan distracts us from the real mission – fighting him. Like Robert Gates, retiring Defense Secretary told Katie Couric, “I think the hardest thing for me to deal with is leading a department that is organized to plan for war but not to fight a war.” We plan on fighting Satan but when it comes to the fight we fight each other.
2) “so that you may become blameless and pure” v. 15 a
“But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.” Eph. 5:3
Sin separates us from God. If Shepherds have to answer for the condition of the flock, they have to deal with sin in the camp. They have to be strong lest they themselves get burdened down. When the aroma of Christ becomes less fragrant, the sweet smelling savor becomes rancid and outreach is stymied.
3) “children of God without fault in the universe” v. 15 b
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Eph. 5:1
The church must know who it is -- children of God, not children of Satan. God is the God of peace. Satan is the destroyer. God’s children must be disciplined like a human father disciplines his. “No discipline is pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” (Heb. 12:11) When discipline is carried out in love its intention is reconciliation, not retribution. It should produce a harvest of righteousness and peace, not more sin and chaos. Those who hold grudges and wish to get even, cause unnecessary grief for leaders of the church. How can leaders listen to the Spirit in silence when carnal man yells at each other? That which should remain silent results in gossip gone amuck.
4) “in which you shine like stars in the universe” v. 15 c
“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.” Eph. 5:8-10
Our light should point the way to God, not ourselves. I saw this vividly illustrated when the lights went out in E. A. Diddle Arena during a basketball game. Flashlights were handed out so people could see the way to the upper deck. It occurred to me right then and there that the reason lights were handed out was not for the purpose of looking at the flashlights but for pointing the way to the light above it.
5) “as you hold out the word of life.” v. 16 a
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Eph. 6:15
The church cannot judge and be evangelistic at the same time, especially when its members are judging each other. All Satan has to do is entice Martha to look at Mary to keep us from seeing fields that are ripe unto harvest. Put on God’s armor and get to work!
What can church leaders do to find the silence?
1) Realize the silence is within you; you must enter it.
That we must search to find the silence is an illusion; it’s a lie Satan wants us to believe. He tempts us to be busy to hinder hearing the voice within. Here is one of my favorite quotes from Neil Anderson in his book “Victory over the Darkness.” “Satan knows that he may not be able to stop you from serving God by making you immoral, but he can probably slow you down by making you busy!” Slow down and listen to God's voice. The more you listen, the more equipped you will be to distinguish his from Satan's.
2) Practice the presence of God -- something you can do 24/7.
In his book “The Practice of the Presence of God” brother Lawrence, a cook and monk at the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Paris in the 1600’s, writes:
“[God] alone is capable of making Himself known as He really is; we search in reasoning and in the sciences, as in a poor copy, for what we neglect to see in an excellent original. God Himself paints Himself in the depths of our soul. We must enliven our faith and elevate ourselves by means of that faith above all our feelings, to adore God the Father and Jesus Christ in all Their divine perfections, such as They are in Themselves.” Pg. 87
He continues, “And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelet in the pan for the love of God; when it is finished, if I have nothing to do, I prostrate myself on the ground and adore my God, Who gave me the grace to make it, after which I arise, more content than a king. When I cannot do anything else, it is enough for me to have lifted a straw from the earth for the love of God.” Pg. 81
The psalmist David said in Ps. 131:1-2
“My heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.”
3) Practice the disciplines for the purpose of godliness.
Donald Whitney in his book “Spiritual Discipline for the Christian Life” examines at least twelve spiritual disciplines (scripture reading, prayer, worship, scripture meditation, evangelism, serving, stewardship, scripture application, fasting, silence & solitude, journaling, and learning) but stresses their purpose is for godliness, citing 1 Timothy 4:7, 8. “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”
Richard Foster writes, “Discipline in and of itself does not make us righteous; it merely places us before God. The transformation is God’s work.” (source unknown).
I suggest taking one verse of scripture and letting it be your anchor. Hide it in your heart. Feast upon it. Say it over and over again several times throughout the day. Sooner or later you won’t have to think about thinking about it anymore; it will be a part of you. You will have entered the silence to become the silence. Then wherever you go you’ll continue the cycle God began when he spoke the words “Let there be light” and there was light.
4) Accept your limitations-- delegate, delegate, delegate.
Elders, preachers, ministers, counselors never have a day off. They come and go as everyone else pleases. If they’re asked to preach a funeral while on vacation they come home. If they’re asked to perform a wedding ceremony at a time that conflicts with their own, they change their plans. If an emergency occurs during their child’s recital, what must they do?
Every time the doors are open, a leader, especially the preacher, is expected to be there and “perform” to the level of near perfection and he can’t, being human. Admit you can’t do it all. Be respectful, but consider saying no. As a friend of mine once reminded me, “Teresa if you drop dead tomorrow, life will go on; someone will take your place.” When we hereby resign as CEO of the universe the weight of the world drops off our shoulders, and goes to God who sits on the throne, leaving us more time to listen.
5) Come to Jesus.
The same “come to Jesus” sermons you preach from the pulpit you must listen to yourself.
Jesus tells us in Luke 11:28-30, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
The first word rest in the Greek is the verb anapauo which means --
1) To cause or permit one to cease from any movement of labor in order to recover and collect his strength.
2) To give rest, refresh, to give one’s self rest, take rest.
3) To keep quiet, of calm and patient expectation.
The second word rest in the Greek is the noun anapausis which means –-
1) intermission, cessation of any motion, business or labor
2) rest, recreation
http://www.blueletterbible.org/.
Even though the first word rest is a verb, it is a verb that’s a state of being – not a state of doing or action. Even though the second word rest is a noun it is invisible and given to us by Jesus. However you define rest, either noun or verb, both are experienced through a state of silence and solitude and still possible.
6) Be led by the Spirit.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.” Prov. 3:5, 6
Psalm 46:10 in the NASB says, “Cease striving and know that he is God.”
“The mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” Rom. 8:6
My favorite definition of what being led by the Spirit looks like is “bringing in the oars and putting up the sails.” The time we gain by giving up control results in more time to hear the silence.
I believe if we put these things into practice we can hear the silence through which the Spirit speaks.
God spoke from silence.
JESUS became THE WORD that is accepted by faith.
Faith dwells in silence.
THE WORD was revealed and is interpreted by the HOLY SPIRIT.
The language of the Spirit is silence.
The home of the word is silence—any word. It doesn’t matter whether it’s God’s or man’s.
I meditated on this for weeks while I was sick. I usually experience the lesson I am learning at the same time I’m learning it (meditating on silence, in silence). AFTER sharing what I had meditated on with Phil, I found these words written by Henri Nouwen, one of my favorite authors, in his book “The Way of the Heart.” (When the student is ready the teacher comes. And God confirms what He’s teaching repeatedly to me.)
“Out of his eternal silence God spoke the Word, and through this Word created and recreated the world. In the beginning God spoke the land, the sea, and the sky. He spoke the sun, the moon, and the stars. He spoke plants, birds, fish, animals wild and tame. Finally, he spoke man and woman. Then, in the fullness of time, God’s Word, through whom all had been created, became flesh and gave power to all who believe to become the children of God. In all this, the Word of God does not break the silence of God, but rather unfolds the immeasurable richness of his silence.” Pgs. 56-57
Paul understood this when he wrote his letter to the Ephesians:
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Eph. 3:14-19
We, as Christians, have the Holy Spirit living WITHIN us; He is the ONLY way spiritual truths are discerned. Man cannot come to know God in any other way.
“The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God….The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Cor. 2:10b-12, 14
The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Man reads THE WORD inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Man needs the Spirit to interpret what he reads.
Man prays and the Spirit intercedes.
Man suffers and the Spirit comforts.
Man serves and the Spirit empowers.
Man sins and the Spirit convicts.
Man seeks and the Spirit leads.
The Holy Spirit, who dwells in silence, lives within us. Silence does not have to be CREATED; it must be ENTERED. Contrary to what man supposes, rather than leave he must stand still to find it. “Be still and know that I am God.” Ps. 46:10
Greater light, which the Holy Spirit reveals, results in greater awareness of sin. Silence is deafening to the sin-sick soul; it brings us face-to-face with our demons. Ask for a moment of silence in worship and the crowd responds anxiously; it doesn’t know what to do with it; it wants the preacher to start talking again.
The world is a noisy place. Henri Nouwen calls it “Our Wordy World.” This is what he writes:
“Over the last few decades we have been inundated by a torrent of words. Wherever we go we are surrounded by words: words softly whispered, loudly proclaimed, or angrily screamed; words spoken, recited, or sung; words on records, in books, on walls, or in the sky; words in many sounds, many colors, or many forms; words to be heard, read, seen, or glanced at; words which flicker off and on, move slowly, dance, jump, or wiggle. Words, words, words! They form the floor, the walls, and the ceiling of our existence.” (He wrote this in 1981. Imagine what he would write about today.)
The world’s and God’s WORD compete with each other. The mature Christian trains himself to distinguish good from evil by constantly putting God’s word into practice. (Heb. 5:14) Who among us is the most mature? Don’t we assume our leaders? Elders. Deacons. Ministers. Teachers. Yet they are the ones most bombarded with words: they preach the word, read the word, meditate on the word and share it. They hear angry words that slip from unbridled tongues, grumbling, complaining, back-biting and gossip. They are told what they need to do, must do and are leaving undone by people who usually sit in silence. They, of all people, must feel that their floors, walls and ceilings are made up of words. Therefore, they must search for the silence.
Not only is the preacher bombarded with words the congregation is as well. They hear words that say “Use me, take me, buy me, drink me, smell me, touch me, kiss me, sleep with me.” We live in a world where a word is just a word – words have been devalued. Hence attention to God’s Word suffers. How can God’s word that’s heard in silence be heard above the word that’s a clanging cymbal?
What can members do to help leaders find the silence?
Paul tells us in Phil. 2:14-16 and in the book of Ephesians.
1) “Do everything without complaining or arguing,” v. 14
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Eph. 4:29
For fifteen years Phil, my husband, has been an elder. For fifteen years prior to that he served as deacon. My dad became an elder in his thirties; he is now seventy-nine and still serving. How much more good could they have accomplished had they had equal time sharing the “good news” as they have spent listening to, discussing, debating, deciding what to do with the bad. When we fight each other Satan distracts us from the real mission – fighting him. Like Robert Gates, retiring Defense Secretary told Katie Couric, “I think the hardest thing for me to deal with is leading a department that is organized to plan for war but not to fight a war.” We plan on fighting Satan but when it comes to the fight we fight each other.
2) “so that you may become blameless and pure” v. 15 a
“But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.” Eph. 5:3
Sin separates us from God. If Shepherds have to answer for the condition of the flock, they have to deal with sin in the camp. They have to be strong lest they themselves get burdened down. When the aroma of Christ becomes less fragrant, the sweet smelling savor becomes rancid and outreach is stymied.
3) “children of God without fault in the universe” v. 15 b
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Eph. 5:1
The church must know who it is -- children of God, not children of Satan. God is the God of peace. Satan is the destroyer. God’s children must be disciplined like a human father disciplines his. “No discipline is pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” (Heb. 12:11) When discipline is carried out in love its intention is reconciliation, not retribution. It should produce a harvest of righteousness and peace, not more sin and chaos. Those who hold grudges and wish to get even, cause unnecessary grief for leaders of the church. How can leaders listen to the Spirit in silence when carnal man yells at each other? That which should remain silent results in gossip gone amuck.
4) “in which you shine like stars in the universe” v. 15 c
“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.” Eph. 5:8-10
Our light should point the way to God, not ourselves. I saw this vividly illustrated when the lights went out in E. A. Diddle Arena during a basketball game. Flashlights were handed out so people could see the way to the upper deck. It occurred to me right then and there that the reason lights were handed out was not for the purpose of looking at the flashlights but for pointing the way to the light above it.
5) “as you hold out the word of life.” v. 16 a
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Eph. 6:15
The church cannot judge and be evangelistic at the same time, especially when its members are judging each other. All Satan has to do is entice Martha to look at Mary to keep us from seeing fields that are ripe unto harvest. Put on God’s armor and get to work!
What can church leaders do to find the silence?
1) Realize the silence is within you; you must enter it.
That we must search to find the silence is an illusion; it’s a lie Satan wants us to believe. He tempts us to be busy to hinder hearing the voice within. Here is one of my favorite quotes from Neil Anderson in his book “Victory over the Darkness.” “Satan knows that he may not be able to stop you from serving God by making you immoral, but he can probably slow you down by making you busy!” Slow down and listen to God's voice. The more you listen, the more equipped you will be to distinguish his from Satan's.
2) Practice the presence of God -- something you can do 24/7.
In his book “The Practice of the Presence of God” brother Lawrence, a cook and monk at the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Paris in the 1600’s, writes:
“[God] alone is capable of making Himself known as He really is; we search in reasoning and in the sciences, as in a poor copy, for what we neglect to see in an excellent original. God Himself paints Himself in the depths of our soul. We must enliven our faith and elevate ourselves by means of that faith above all our feelings, to adore God the Father and Jesus Christ in all Their divine perfections, such as They are in Themselves.” Pg. 87
He continues, “And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelet in the pan for the love of God; when it is finished, if I have nothing to do, I prostrate myself on the ground and adore my God, Who gave me the grace to make it, after which I arise, more content than a king. When I cannot do anything else, it is enough for me to have lifted a straw from the earth for the love of God.” Pg. 81
The psalmist David said in Ps. 131:1-2
“My heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.”
3) Practice the disciplines for the purpose of godliness.
Donald Whitney in his book “Spiritual Discipline for the Christian Life” examines at least twelve spiritual disciplines (scripture reading, prayer, worship, scripture meditation, evangelism, serving, stewardship, scripture application, fasting, silence & solitude, journaling, and learning) but stresses their purpose is for godliness, citing 1 Timothy 4:7, 8. “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”
Richard Foster writes, “Discipline in and of itself does not make us righteous; it merely places us before God. The transformation is God’s work.” (source unknown).
I suggest taking one verse of scripture and letting it be your anchor. Hide it in your heart. Feast upon it. Say it over and over again several times throughout the day. Sooner or later you won’t have to think about thinking about it anymore; it will be a part of you. You will have entered the silence to become the silence. Then wherever you go you’ll continue the cycle God began when he spoke the words “Let there be light” and there was light.
4) Accept your limitations-- delegate, delegate, delegate.
Elders, preachers, ministers, counselors never have a day off. They come and go as everyone else pleases. If they’re asked to preach a funeral while on vacation they come home. If they’re asked to perform a wedding ceremony at a time that conflicts with their own, they change their plans. If an emergency occurs during their child’s recital, what must they do?
Every time the doors are open, a leader, especially the preacher, is expected to be there and “perform” to the level of near perfection and he can’t, being human. Admit you can’t do it all. Be respectful, but consider saying no. As a friend of mine once reminded me, “Teresa if you drop dead tomorrow, life will go on; someone will take your place.” When we hereby resign as CEO of the universe the weight of the world drops off our shoulders, and goes to God who sits on the throne, leaving us more time to listen.
5) Come to Jesus.
The same “come to Jesus” sermons you preach from the pulpit you must listen to yourself.
Jesus tells us in Luke 11:28-30, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
The first word rest in the Greek is the verb anapauo which means --
1) To cause or permit one to cease from any movement of labor in order to recover and collect his strength.
2) To give rest, refresh, to give one’s self rest, take rest.
3) To keep quiet, of calm and patient expectation.
The second word rest in the Greek is the noun anapausis which means –-
1) intermission, cessation of any motion, business or labor
2) rest, recreation
http://www.blueletterbible.org/.
Even though the first word rest is a verb, it is a verb that’s a state of being – not a state of doing or action. Even though the second word rest is a noun it is invisible and given to us by Jesus. However you define rest, either noun or verb, both are experienced through a state of silence and solitude and still possible.
6) Be led by the Spirit.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.” Prov. 3:5, 6
Psalm 46:10 in the NASB says, “Cease striving and know that he is God.”
“The mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” Rom. 8:6
My favorite definition of what being led by the Spirit looks like is “bringing in the oars and putting up the sails.” The time we gain by giving up control results in more time to hear the silence.
I believe if we put these things into practice we can hear the silence through which the Spirit speaks.
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