I looked for You in all the usual places.

In quiet rooms.

In late nights.

In that moment just before sleep

when people say You’re supposed to feel closest.

Nothing.

So I checked everywhere else.

In the glow of my phone at 3 a.m.,

scrolling past other people trying to make sense of things—

their grief, their questions, their small, bright distractions.

Still nothing.

They said You’re always there.

Closer than breath.

But some nights, even breathing feels like an effort

no one is helping you carry.

I said Your name once—out loud.

Not dramatic. Not holy.

Just… to see.

No answer.

And maybe that’s the hardest part—

not the silence itself,

but how everything keeps moving through it.

The world doesn’t pause.

People laugh.

Lights change.

Another day begins like nothing’s missing.

So here we are.

Still asking.

Still listening.

Still waiting—maybe.

Or maybe just learning how to live

in the quiet

where something used to be.

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So this is it in a nutshell. Buddhist teaching says in a synopsis that the path is through Renunciation, Compassion, an a correct view. The first two are easy to figure out and map onto Christian practise quite perfectly. In this episode I'm going to delve into Correct View and how it maps onto christian faith.

in buddhist terms, the act of faith must avoid substantialism, ( like imagining the buddha as a literal fleshy manifestation, like a ghost in the room. ) and nihilism, ( like dismissing the story of the buddha as merely a story.)

And this too maps very well onto Christian experience. So for today, Good Friday and Easter Sunday it might be fun to reflect a bit on this mysterious balance.

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