That which saves society is not that which can be seen upon the surface of things. It is not the power of industry, of war, of genius, of letter or arts. It is what touches its depths in a silence called the silence of good things. -- From a NY Times interview
... silence is filled with a Presence that seeks us in our lostness, comforts us in our pain, heals us in our brokenness, and guides us in our confusion.