e90 Echoing Silence: Listening

As you move through this week,

pay attention to what you almost missed.

The thought that surfaced and slipped away.

The emotion that rose and was quickly buried.

The quiet nudge you talked yourself out of.

God is not always loud.

And we have grown so accustomed to noise

that we sometimes mistake God’s silence for absence —

when it may simply be

an invitation to listen more carefully.

Holy listening is not about receiving a word on demand.

It is about becoming the kind of person

who notices.

Who slows down long enough

to let what is already present

rise to the surface.

This week, don’t chase an answer.

Just remain available.

What God wants you to hear

will find you.

A PRAYER TO CARRY

God who speaks in whispers, Open my ears — not just to sound, but to the quiet languages of Your presence. Teach me to listen with my whole self. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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