He has since passed into God s Great Silence, but his words on silence given to fellow Hermits have been preserved. To become men and women of prayer and of God, we must give up everything. No conditions may be placed upon God's action in our lives, nothing held back. All that is in us must be brought into silence, and only then will we be free for God and for the needs of others. Silence is not an end in itself but a means to something greater.
Silence is compatible with action.
It cannot remain empty and must be filled with something more, such as prayer, the study of Divine Revelation, or prayerful work. God is infinitely silent and infinitely active. All depends on Him. Silence is compatible with joy. Silence should make us joyful.