I woke up with silence on my mind.
I live in silence by no choice of my own.  As luck (and God's grace) would have it, I can change that as necessary (with my hearing aids).  I lost most of my hearing during my work life.  Without my hearing aids, silence (mostly) surrounds me.  As I wake up early, the silence is wonderful.  I use this silent time to try to let God speak to me.  It is amazing how hard this can be, even with physical silence present.  Noise saturates both my external and internal world.
Lent is a time of silence if and when I let it.  During Mass, there are no bells, no alleluia.  "be still, and know that I am God."  How hard is that?  Harder than it seems.  But on occasion, when silence speaks, how awesome it is.
Some of my most intimate connections with God have come during silence.  I am grateful for these moments, and try to practice the  skill of listening during silence.
Silence in my life can also be a source of frustration.  For those around me, my inability to hear them, and for me, having to strain to understand.  Not hearing the beautiful sounds of nature, morning birds, children playing, my dogs snoring.  So I put on my hearing aids, and the sound world returns.
Can I use the audible world work for my in my relationship with God?  Yeah, I think so.  I can listen to people when they are telling me about things that are important in their life.  I can listen to the Word of God,  I can also use my hearing to distract me from doing things.  I am learning to filter what is helpful, and what is distraction.  Part of the long journey.💟