"For while all things were in quiet silence and the night was in the midst of her course, thy almighty word leapt down from heaven from thy royal throne." Book of Wisdom.
[This] passage, brimming with the mystery of the Incarnation, is wonderfully expressive of the infinite stillness that hovered over Christ's birth. For the greatest things are accomplished in silence--not in the clamor and display of superficial eventfulness, but in deep clarity of inner vision; in the almost imperceptible start of decision, in quiet overcoming and hidden sacrifice. . . . The silent forces are the strong forces.
Romano Guardini
Will our Advent take on these qualities? Or will it take on the exact opposite?
