Scripture  

1 Kings 19:11–13 (NRSV)

The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”  

Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord,  

but the Lord was not in the wind;  

and after the wind an earthquake,  

but the Lord was not in the earthquake;  

and after the earthquake a fire,  

but the Lord was not in the fire;  

and after the fire a sound of sheer silence.  

When Elijah heard it,  

he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out  

and stood at the entrance of the cave.  

Then there came a voice to him that said,  

“What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Refrain  

Not in the noise, but in the quiet,  

that is where I hear You best.

Poem  

Emily Dickinson  

Silence is all we dread.  

There’s ransom in a voice—  

But silence is infinity.  

Himself have not a face.

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