Page "Lectio Divina" Paragraph 58

::" Contemplative prayer is silence, the " symbol of the world to come " or " silent love.

" Words in this kind of prayer are not speeches ; they are like kindling that feeds the fire of love.

In this silence, unbearable to the " outer " man, the Father speaks to us his incarnate Word, who suffered, died, and rose ; in this silence the Spirit of adoption enables us to share in the prayer of Jesus.