The Rev. John Spicer

Quiet Voices

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Matthews explores silence in the Old Testament as an art historian might explore darkness in a Caravaggio painting, not simply noticing it but interrogating it. God's "absence" in silence can be purposeful--summoning our attention, offering us peace, calling us to repent, or inviting us to be still and trust God to act when the time is right. It's amazing what the darkness can tell us about the light.”