Here are a couple of videos capturing a little of the silence on my recent retreat. I watch them and re-enter that holy ground.

https://youtu.be/HZ47ekL1A3M?si=ztUyzSra7bM9t-dI

https://youtu.be/Mcacqw1gr0U?si=8tsq23CE1QbzESA_

Silence is such a gentle thing. No one is dominating in the silence – this was one of the many insights from my favourite film In Pursuit of Silence by Patrick Shen:

https://youtu.be/BPT1R9HgjAI?si=BF5mQsVBmRL8r88h

When silence is mutually arranged and held, it becomes much more hospitable than your average space, particularly to anyone from a persecuted group or a group who are not often given “air time” to speak, ironically…

…Much food for thought…