As a prolific healer, there’s no doubt Jesus of Nazareth knew this healing power of silence very well. AdvertisementIn some accounts we see Jesus actively seeking silence as an intentional part of the healing process. Immediately after the healing, Jesus asks for more silence (“Jesus ordered them to tell no one”), but the crowd does not comply (“the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it”). It will bear the fruit of healing and new life, for after breathing in this long, golden silence, Jesus takes the girl’s hand and restores her to her parents alive. While we have to read and listen carefully for these pools of silence in Jesus’ public ministry, the gospels are a bit more explicit about silence in Jesus’ personal life.