Scripture: Psalm 130:5-7
Journal: How do you listen? How is
waiting a part of that?
Reflection:
If I did actually put my hope in the Lord, and
more specifically in his word, I would do a lot more waiting, it seems. I
would train my soul to sit still and wait and listen until the word of the Lord
had revealed itself to me. Then, and only then, would I move, or act, or
speak. Unfortunately, I don't do that very often; which makes me think
that I don't really put my hope in the word of the Lord at all, but in my
own. I tend to talk a lot. I tend to fill all of the space and give
him no room to get a word in edge-wise. I tend to make myself so busy
telling and speaking and acting that it shows beyond a shadow of a doubt that
my trust is not in his word, but my own. Which makes me want to stop
altogether. It makes me want to shut up. It makes me want to sit
still. It makes me want to listen. It makes me want to
be like the watchmen and simply wait for the Lord.
Maybe I'll give that a try.
I think I
will do nothing for a long time but listen, and accrue what I hear into myself.
. . .and let sounds contribute toward me. ~Walt Whitman
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: O God, teach me to listen. At times I get so busy speaking and telling
that I leave no room for listening, and listening is where it all begins. Amen.
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