Longtime blog readers know well that one of my favorite examples of the importance of listening to the screaming silence of something missing comes from the Sherlock Holmes saga entitled "Silver Blaze." In one of the most famous sections in all of Arthur Conan Doyle's writing in this saga we find the follow exchange:
Imagine my surprise when on the front of the page I read the following:
The silence is screaming and it is oh-so-significant--KSH.
Inspector Gregory [of Scotland Yard]: "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"I mention this because recently the Anglican Communion Office launched an Anglican Communion Facebook page. You may find the page here. Being preoccupied recently with the diocese of South Carolina convention and other matters, I only recently checked out the page.
Sherlock Holmes: "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
Inspector Gregory: "The dog did nothing in the night-time."
Sherlock Holmes: "That was the curious incident."
Imagine my surprise when on the front of the page I read the following:
A page to see posts shared by members of the Anglican Communion - 85 million Christians who share faith, tradition, history & ways of worshipping.Now 85 million people is a lot the last time I checked--but I would have thought the Bible had something to do with it.
The silence is screaming and it is oh-so-significant--KSH.
