SILENCE AND SOUND
All of creation has sound
The leaves rustle
The wind sighs
And sometimes roars
The rain pitter patters
And the baby cries out when born
Here I am Lord, they say
Your creation is worshipping you
With sound
Words, spoken, are sounds
Humans make into shared meaning
For bonding and action
Where there is silence,
There is a living death,
The breath is there, the words gone
Where do you stand silent?
The Catholic Church is silent
On forgiveness, no index in the Catechism.
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