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Author Insight
The Sound of Silence
Recently, Rebecca attended a silent retreat where she sensed God whispering through Romans 8:12–14 (MSG): “It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a child-like, ‘What’s next, Papa?’” The timing felt especially meaningful as she prepares to close this chapter of serving on staff at Peachtree Church. While there is sadness in leaving a season she has loved, there is also excitement and expectancy about what Papa may have next. The retreat also brought her back to this section of Breathless Haste, where she first encountered spiritual practices like silence and solitude. What began at that retreat years ago became a lasting rhythm in her life — making space to read, pray, journal, walk, listen, and simply be quiet before God. Now more than ever, in a world filled with constant noise, the gift of silence and solitude feels essential. In Breathless Haste: Finding God in Ordinary Life, Rebecca and Jay share how God met them in everyday moments, unexpected challenges, and life-changing experiences — growing their faith in ways they never imagined possible.
Book Excerpt
Breathless Haste
During that time, with my neighborhood friends, I attended a retreat in Wisconsin for the women of the church called SoulFeast. We learned about spiritual practices. (I honestly had never heard that term before.) I attended the session on the practice of solitude. The teaching was powerful, and I was so impacted by it that I scheduled solitude on my calendar from that point forward, once a month from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., while my children were in school. I would read, journal, walk, pray, and nap. I believe those hours in solitude and all the other experiences during our time in Chicago were a time of preparation for my future.
At the end of the solitude teaching session at that retreat, the Lord’s Supper was offered. Sitting next to me was the person who was leaving the staff position for which Jay was being considered. She washed my hands and served me the Communion elements. It felt as if she was passing the torch to us.
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