The Silence
Ingmar Bergman, the celebrated Swedish filmmaker, told of a daydream about a 19th-century cathedral. In the dream, he wandering around the great building until he found himself standing before a picture of Christ. Realizing the importance of the icon, Bergman said to it, “Speak to me! I will not leave this cathedral until you speak to me!” But the picture didn’t speak. That same year—1963—Bergman produced a film entitled The Silence. The movie is about characters who despair of ever finding God because He is silent.
Bergman’s problem was that he was looking in the wrong place. God is not silent. God speaks volumes. But His voice is not found in an icon in a cathedral. Rather, He speaks through His Son. Jesus is God’s full revelation. His voice is heard in the words of Scripture.
Do you want to hear the voice of God? Search the Scripture and meet His Son, Jesus!
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Hebrews 1:1-3 ESV)
