Are you listening?

God is still speaking, are you listening?

My mother, who has been caring for a brother and a son lately, told me that when she goes to pray, lately she has found it much more helpful not to say words, but just to sit there quietly and meditate. Because as she says, how can I listen if all I do is talk?

God is still speaking, are you listening?

We can hear the waves of the ocean, we can hear the wind blow through the trees, we can hear the voices of those we love. That's not hard. But how do we ever hear the voice of someone we cannot see or touch? Is it possible or is this all just superstition?

I find that more times than not I hear God by just listening to the waves of the ocean, or the wind in the trees, or the voices of the ones we love. When we put on the ears of faith, we can discover a whole world where God is speaking at all times and in all things.

God is still speaking, are you listening?

Some say scripture is old, antiquated, irrelevant. Well if you read the words like a novel or a history book, that might be true. But if, when we read it, we let the words echo off the walls of our memories, bouncing between the past, our present and what lies ahead of us, we discover these are no mere words. We find truth that echoes through decades and generations. The faith of our forefathers and foremothers transmitted to us. Not just words, but the very Word of God.

God is still speaking, are you listening?