A Contemplative Prayer

“God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me. Assist me in my quest to find You, God, in the midst of the noisiness of life. Make haste to help me find silence, Lord, so that, like Elijah on the mountain, I may discern Your still small voice therein.”

~St. John Cassian, Carl McColman, Psalm 70:1, and 1 Kings 19:9-18