The real question that must guide all organizing activity in a parish is not how to keep people busy, but how to keep them from being so busy that they can no longer hear the voice of God who speaks in silence. Calling people together, therefore, means calling them away from the fragmenting and distracting wordiness of the dark world to that silnece in which they can discover themselves, each other, and God. thus organizing can be seen as the creation of a space where communion becomes possible and community can develop.
- Henri Nouwen, The Way of the Heart
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