The sound of sheer silence

As I was walking back from church these 2 boys appeared in front of me, and I happened to over hear some of there conversation-now I'm guessing they were probably about 9/10ish...just bear that in mind Boy 1-"By the way, what you rate me?" Boy 2-"How'd you mean?" Boy 1-"Like out of 10, as a friend...." *I managed to miss the next bit but then I heard: Boy 1-"I mean I know I'm not your best friend or anything.." Now, as I said earlier, these boys were probably about 9/10ish...yet they are already comparing themselves and rating themselves, they are already concerned with what people think of them and the impression they make... Now I didn't really have many friends as a kid, so my experiences probably don't speak for the norm-but was I rating myself and my friends at this age?? Were you? More to the point perhaps, am I, or should I be rating  people at all, regardless of my age, or theirs? Now we all know people w...

I totally fell in love with God once again this morning-largely triggered by this awesome song by Rend Collective Experiment Build Your Kingdom Here: Come set Your rule and reign In our hearts again Increase in us we pray Unveil why we're made Come set our hearts ablaze with hope Like wildfire in our very souls Holy Spirit come invade us now We are Your Church We need Your power In us We seek Your kingdom first We hunger and we thirst Refuse to waste our lives For You're our joy and prize To see the captive hearts released The hurt, the sick, the poor at peace We lay down our lives for heaven's cause We are Your church We pray revive This earth Build Your kingdom here Let the darkness fear Show Your mighty hand Heal our streets and land Set Your church on fire Win this nation back Change the atmosphere Build Your kingdom here We pray Unleash Your kingdoms power Reaching the near and far No force of hell can stop Your beauty changing h...