HAS YOUR ipod become your best friend, or are you daring enough to listen to silence?

We are surrounded by noise. It's estimated that 32 million people in Britain are exposed to excessive noise and few, it seems, get to hear the sound of silence.

Some of us are afraid of our own thoughts; too much confusion, too much pain, too many hangups.

But Jesus said, 'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.' (Matt 11:28)

Dare to face the silence with a prayer - "Lord, come fill my heart and mind with your peace. Come and fill my emptiness with your love."