Thursday, May 29, 2008
Shut up Jo
The idea of me paying to shut myself up seems to be very amusing. People laughed at it. I too laughed at it myself. But the more I thought about it, the more it is starting to make perfect sense. I
need to shut up. I've been talking so much that if God appears to me right now, His ears are probably swollen.
I always thought it to be a curse whenever a sore throat causes me to lose my voice. But little do I realise that in the silence, the little cells in my oral cavity are slowly regenerating and gaining strength so that I can speak once again. But instead of waiting for that to happen, I always tend to forcefully produce whatever decibel of sound there is left. That, naturally, slows down the healing process.
It is scientifically proven that when one of our senses are down, the others become more alert. A blind man's hearing becomes more acute, a dumb man's touch becomes more sincere. Maybe that's why Jesus spoke so little during his long walk to Calvary. There was no need to talk, no need to whine, no need to describe the pain to anyone. Instead, He directed his attention and
saw the faith of young disciple John,
touched the splintery cross of sin,
heard the cries of His beloved mother, and
felt within Him, the deep love to keep going.
So let the world celebrate, becos one less person is talking. Maybe you should too.
Posted by Jo at 9:49 PM
