{"id":7065,"date":"2019-08-30T10:52:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T15:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=7065"},"modified":"2019-08-30T10:52:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T15:52:31","slug":"cultivating-quietness-in-a-very-loud-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/08\/cultivating-quietness-in-a-very-loud-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating Quietness in a VERY LOUD WORLD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>The ancient Celts used to say that there are only a few feet between heaven and earth and at times, that distance can be even smaller. \u00a0When this happened, they called it a &#8220;thin place.&#8221; \u00a0A thin place is that\u00a0<em>Kairos\u00a0<\/em>moment, that holy instance where God breaks in and we experience him in ways that are precious and transformative and impossible to describe.<br \/>\nThin places can be our experience during majestic moments of communal worship, or in the sleepy solitude of morning prayer. \u00a0Thin places often emerge through our encounters with nature; The roar of the ocean arrests our heart or the sound of birdsong captivates our soul or the wind in the trees immerses us in a holy hush.<br \/>\nWhile we cannot control how or when the space between heaven and earth becomes thin\u2014that is the work of God\u2019s Spirit\u2014we can learn to be available and aware so that we do not miss these rare treasures. \u00a0This has become harder and harder to do as we try to navigate lives entrenched in digital noise, immersed in the incessant chatter of our devices.<\/p>\n<p>You might be surprised at how immersed you are in noise-creating technologies. \u00a0Walk through your day\u2014what are your digital practices? \u00a0How do you handle pings, beeps, and other notifications? \u00a0How often is the radio droning on the background when you are driving? \u00a0When is the TV playing? \u00a0Make a simple list&#8211;don&#8217;t judge yourself, just make the list.<br \/>\nSometimes the best thing we can do to open our hearts to the possibility of Kairos, to prepare our hearts for thin places, is to fast from some of that noise. \u00a0It is never easy, but the fruit of even a short noise fast can be shockingly abundant. \u00a0To that end, here is a simple plan to follow:<br \/>\n<strong>STEP 1: LIST THE WAYS YOU INVITE NOISE INTO DAILY LIFE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u200bYou might be surprised at how immersed you are in noise-creating technologies. \u00a0Walk through your day\u2014what are your digital practices? \u00a0How do you handle pings, beeps, and other notifications? \u00a0How often is the radio droning on the background when you are driving? \u00a0When is the TV playing? \u00a0Make a simple list&#8211;don&#8217;t judge yourself, just make the list.<br \/>\n<strong>STEP 2: ASK, &#8216;WHAT DO I GAIN, WHAT DO I LOSE?&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n\u200bTake a couple of minutes to assess how beneficial or how detrimental each noise-inducing practice is. \u00a0Use a scale with -10 being extremely detrimental \u00a0and +10 being extremely beneficial. \u00a0Again\u2014you aren\u2019t judging yourself, but simply trying to make an honest evaluation.<br \/>\n\u200b<br \/>\n<strong>STEP 3: CHOOSE ONE THING FOR A NOISE FAST<\/strong><br \/>\nLook at your list and choose one thing you will fast from for one day or more. \u00a0Will you turn off smartphone notifications? \u00a0Eliminate the radio in the car? \u00a0Leave the TV off?<br \/>\n\u200b<br \/>\n<strong>STEP 4: LISTEN TO THE SILENCE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u200bDon\u2019t fill those quiet places with other kinds of noise or busyness, but seek to be still and simply listen. \u00a0Hear your own heartbeat and the sounds of the world going on around you. \u00a0Listen to the Spirit of God\u2014does he have something to say?<br \/>\n\u200b<br \/>\n<strong>STEP 5: ASK AGAIN, &#8216;WHAT DID I GAIN OR LOSE?&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\nAt the end of the day, take a few minutes to evaluate how the fasting from that noise inducer helped or hindered you in your overall well-being and spiritual journey.<br \/>\n\u200b<br \/>\n<strong>STEP 6: CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE AND DO IT AGAIN<\/strong><br \/>\n\u200bIf you have seen the real benefit of a noise fast, determine to make this a habit of life. \u00a0Choosing to eliminate one source of noise every day will open up space for Kairos, for that place between you and heaven to grow very thin. \u00a0These are the moments that make life the awesome adventure and holy wonder that God intends for it to be.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You&#8217;ve been reading with Tricia McCary Rhodes from her book <em>The Soul at Rest: A 40 Day Journey into a Life of Prayer.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/\/p\/the-soul-at-rest\/9781631468605?utm_source=Disciplemaker&amp;utm_medium=Cultivating%20Quietness%20in%20a%20VERY%20LOUD%20WORLD&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Soul%20at%20Rest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read chapter one for free here.<\/a> She originally published this article on her website- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soulatrest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thesoulatrest.com.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/\/p\/the-soul-at-rest\/9781631468605?utm_source=Disciplemaker&amp;utm_medium=Cultivating%20Quietness%20in%20a%20VERY%20LOUD%20WORLD&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Soul%20at%20Rest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soul-at-Rest-833x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"636\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ancient Celts used to say that there are only a few feet between heaven and earth and at times, that distance can be even smaller. \u00a0When this happened, they called it a &#8220;thin place.&#8221; \u00a0A thin place is that\u00a0Kairos\u00a0moment, &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Cultivating Quietness in a VERY LOUD WORLD\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/08\/cultivating-quietness-in-a-very-loud-world\/#more-7065\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cultivating Quietness in a VERY LOUD WORLD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cultivating Quietness in a VERY LOUD WORLD - The Disciplemaker<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2019\/08\/cultivating-quietness-in-a-very-loud-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cultivating Quietness in a VERY LOUD WORLD - The Disciplemaker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ancient Celts used to say that there are only a few feet between heaven and earth and at times, that distance can be even smaller. \u00a0When this happened, they called it a &#8220;thin place.&#8221; \u00a0A thin place is that\u00a0Kairos\u00a0moment, ... 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