o God of the piecing quiet

you say more in silence

than we in our noise

speaking to us in gentle voice 

when will we enclose the din

with the attentive sounds of silence

when will we echo your spirit

with the tumult of the quiet

*Reflections of Alan Jones:

  -It is easy to see how truth - if we pursue it diligently - always leads to questions of trust.

  -Truth-telling actually creates a community of trust.

  -...if its impossible too have courage without convictions, it's equally impossible to have convictions without knowledge and understanding.

  -The pursuit of truth has its own disciplines of accuracy and collaboration, of trust and humility. Truth and trust build community.