September 5

Day Five – Friday September 5
Well, I cannot find words to describe, and it’s just too personal to even write about. I’ll just say I had a good heart to heart talk with God last night. That’s enough for now.
I came out of silence at noon today. If any of you were wagering on my ability to stay silent for this entire, week, which would have been foolish in the first place, anyhow those who bet I couldn’t stay completely silent for the week can now place your winnings in the offering plate. Yes, every last nickel of them. At best I maintained two periods of twenty hours each plus one stretch of fifteen hours.
Anyhow, about lunch today: Lunch is a time for talking. Usually not breakfast or supper, but lunch is OK. Well I sat at a table with two women. One was a Benedictine Sister from the Anglican Church, protestant, but dressed in classical nun attire. I introduced myself as a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The third person at the table said, “Which congregation?” I told her CCC at Enid. And she introduced herself as “Rae” (not sure of spelling) from Western Oaks CC in OKC. She is here because her minister has asked the Elders to consider taking a retreat here. She is here for a few days to see for herself, the Benedictine way. She came through for a weekend a month ago on her way to her cabin in Colorado and is on her way home on Sunday.
This afternoon, I walked through the ruins of ancient pueblos, and the ruins of two Catholic Mission churches at Pecos. The pueblos date back 12,000 years and the Catholic Missions were part of the Spanish Colonial Period. Tonight was a magical night as I stayed out, first by the river, then by the pond closer to the compound, and watched the stars come out. The view is magnificent.