Today we have more ways of communicating than ever before, but is anyone listening? When we write an article for the Zion Contact or the weekly Tidings of Zion the potential is that all the people who hold the paper or receive the newsletter will read it. Reading it is only the first step. How does the writer know that anyone read the information? The only way we know if anyone read the story or the article is if they respond. I don't know how many people I made a personal phone calls to and left a message on the answering machine. The message I heard said they would get back to whomever called. But they never did. Who is listening?
God has a great message for us each week in worship. Last week the Gospel lesson was about seeds being planted in various kinds of soil. Only the seed which fell on the good soil bore fruit. However, if the seed never reach the good soil the potential found in the seed was never reached.
Listening is a vital part of our ongoing faith relationship with the Lord. But the only way the speaker or writer can know if anyone is listening is if there is a visible or audible response. Are we responding to God's message?
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