28 January 2016
God’s voice is like a whisper. You’d think it would be loud and brilliant—all
that glorious truth and wisdom and love God has to share. But, no.
God’s voice is like . . . a whisper.
And Jesus says (again): “Whoever has ears to hear ought to
hear.” And those “ears for hearing” don’t
happen by accident. It takes practice to
catch the whisper of God and then hold it in our minds and hearts. Kind of like blowing bubbles and trying to
catch one of them on your finger . . . it takes practice, patience, and a
gentle touch.
Now, St Thomas Aquinas wrote volumes and volumes of books and
other theological writings in the 13th Century. His output was enormous. And his work had a very great impact on the
mind of the Church. But all that writing,
all that thinking about what is true and good and beautiful began always in the quiet of prayer.
Today, of course, it’s not a terribly popular thing to be still,
to be quiet—even in the Church. And
daily life can make it near impossible.
But if we want to really hear God and follow him, we have to make some time in our life to be quiet with
him. And that’s because God’s voice is
like a whisper. And quietness of mind
and heart give us those “ears to hear” that all-important whisper of God.
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