Benedict XVI: Silence allows God to dwell within us.

Pope Benedict XVI held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, during which he concluded his series of catechesis of Jesus' own prayer. The particular focus of Pope Benedict's remarks was the importance of silence in our relationship with God. In Christ's own life and prayer, and especially in his experience of the Cross, we see a constant interplay of word and silence. Jesus' mortal silence on the Cross is his final word to the Father, his supreme prayer. To hear God's word requires the cultivation of outward and inward silence, so that his voice can resound within our hearts and shape our lives. Pope Benedict went on to say that Jesus teaches us that God also speaks to us, especially at times of ...