Noise and quietness!

Apart from the silent meditation we had a couple of times a week, the chapel was rarely quiet. So, in a quiet part within a service, students would spontaneously start to sing a song which all then joined in with. At first I thought it was wonderful that they all liked singing this much, but later I wondered if it was actually because they hate/fear silence so they feel the need to always fill it. As you know, I love to make a noise and I particularly don’t like silence! However, I actually welcome periods of silence within Church services so that you have time to add your own individual prayers and simply to sit with God and try to listen to Him.