This June, I am stepping into a sacred journey of stillness — two silent retreats, one for five days and another for three. Together, they form an eight-day space of listening for God’s voice.

But I’m not going alone. I want to invite you to join me — right where you are.

Echoing Silence is a five-week contemplative practice that invites you to enter into holy listening. Each week, we’ll explore a new way that silence echoes through our lives, and we’ll gently increase the time we spend in silent prayer, from 5 minutes to 30 minutes.

It’s not about achieving perfect silence or control. It’s about making space for God’s voice — quieting inner noise, disrupting outer noise, flowing with distractions, letting silence fill our spaces, and ultimately, resting in the mystery of God’s presence.

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The Weekly Journey

Week 1: Quieting (Inner Noise)
We’ll learn to release the racing thoughts and distractions within, letting them drift by like boats on a river.

Week 2: Disrupting (Outer Noise)
We’ll create simple, sacred spaces amid the noise of life — turning down the volume of the world to listen for God.

Week 3: Flowing (Between the Noise)
We’ll practice letting silence flow through and around distractions, learning to carry God’s peace even when the world is loud.

Week 4: Permeating (Noise with Silence)
We’ll bring silence into the spaces we inhabit, letting God’s presence fill our homes, our work, and our hearts.

Week 5: Sitting (God’s Mystery)
We’ll simply sit in God’s presence, resting in holy listening and trusting that God meets us in the quiet.

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How to Participate

You’re welcome to move at your own pace:
Join us for silence each Sunday.
Choose your own day each week.
Or practice the week’s silence daily.

There’s no pressure — only invitation. Whether you sit for five minutes or thirty, once or many times, you’re practicing the art of listening for God’s whisper.

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Why Echoing Silence?

In a world filled with noise, busyness, and constant demands, silence becomes an act of resistance. It’s a way of saying:
I will not be mastered by distraction.
I will listen for the still, small voice of God.

Echoing Silence invites you to practice being present, resting in God’s love, and discovering that silence is not empty — it’s full of God’s presence.

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Join Us

Each week, you’ll find a reflection, a simple silence practice, journaling prompts, and a closing prayer in the Sister Soul Care podcast and weekly community newsletter.

You’ll also meet the wisdom of Black contemplative leaders like Therese Taylor-Stinson, Anne Arabome, Barbara L. Peacock, Lerita Coleman Brown, and Barbara A. Holmes, who remind us that silence is not a void, but a powerful space for healing, resilience, and transformation.

I hope you’ll join me for this sacred journey of Echoing Silence.

Listen to the podcast and download your reflection guides at: sistersoulcare.com