Psalm 41 ~ Psaumes 41
John 7.14-24 ~ Jean 7.14-24
Listen.
Our lives are filled with noise. We are surrounded in Brussels by the sounds of
the city - traffic, sirens, people chattering in a multitude of languages. We also
tend to fill our lives with extra stuff; our weeks are filled with commitments of
every kind, dinners to keep, co-workers to meet with, markets to visit. Add to
that the desire to volunteer enough, get involved enough, do enough to be
valuable to our fellow people, and what you end up with is a constant buzz of
background noise day-to-day life. When living life in Brussels, it's so easy to
look at our fellow over-achievers and say to ourselves "Just a little bit more. I
can do just a little bit more."
In Hebrews, we read about hearing God’s voice and not hardening ourselves
against it, but rather encouraging one another to listen. When we fill our
moments with noise, what space to we have to be silent and wait for his
voice? In this Lenten season, find moments to stop. Remove some of the buzz
in your days. Give yourself the gift of silence, however fleeting, to simply
listen. His words are enough.
Natalie Jones
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