Not Silent and Hidden

 God is not a God who remains silent and stays hidden.  To say He is silent and hidden denies His nature.  His nature is seen throughout the Word as He speaks words which guide and stir the characters of the pages to action.  His nature is as one who speaks and is seen is further revealed in the person of the Son who walked the landscape of Judea and whose life fills the pages of the gospel.  To say He is silent and hidden simply is a denial of a record which is not deniable, but divinely inspired so that we might know something of the One who created us and who continues to breathe life into us.     

And, it is also true that the Creation speaks as well of this God who has chosen not to be silent and remain hidden.  The Word He speaks from Creation may be more difficult for us to see and affirm, but it is, nonetheless, real.  Where as, we have been taught since birth and baptism to experience God through the Scripture, the church has remained too silent about His Voice and Presence in the Creation.  Perhaps, the failure speaks of a desire to protect the institutional needs of the church.  Despite this silence, the Voice and Presence of God is as evident in the Creation as the rising sun in the morning and enlightening moon and stars of the night.    

What has always been lacking is something in us.  This ever present and always speaking God only needs our attention to be heard and seen.  Of course, there are moments of holy breakthrough when nothing is required but divine action, but it seems that revelation most naturally occurs as we grow eyes and ears that enable us to see what seems to be invisible and inaudible, but in reality, is neither.  What seems to be beyond our ability to see and hear is clearly visible for those who learn to listen and watch with constant expectation.  No moment is beyond the reach of God.  He is in every moment He gives to us.  And everyone of us who chooses to listen and look will hear and see.