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?”
Not in the noise, but in the quiet,
that is where I hear You best.
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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