"A rose does not produce sounds, but its fragrance spreads far away in silence; this is how all Christians should live their lives." St. Theophan the Recluse

For the most part, our life as Christians is most effective in silence than in proclamation. Though there is a time and place for proclamation. But the silent life of a Christian is like leaven in a measure of dough. It transform the dough into bread. Or a Christian's life is like a seed, that must first die in the ground to produce much fruit. The silent life of a Christian reflects the message of love more effectively than a thousand actions. Jesus said that the life of a Christian is similar to the role of salt in food. Be fully Christian in accord with the way of the Lord and the Lord will touch the lives of those around you in mighty ways. For it is not as much as who we are or what we do or say, but who Christ is in us that speaks to the world.