Listening

Are there voices, sounds and words that never make it to the heart? In the spring of the year millions of little helicopter seeds fall from the thousands of maple tree that dot our yards and line the sides of our streets. Add these to the countless other seeds that are naturally sown by the other plants and weeds of God's creation. One begins to see the abundance God creates as all these seeds pile up along the curb. But why, why so many? Why does God create so many seeds? He does it in order to insure that some will eventually, germinate, grow, mature and bear fruit for future generations. Some of these seeds will feeds birds and other creatures. And others will die and provide bits of organic matter to replenish the soil. But what about the words of the Bible? What about the words spoken in Bible Class or the millions of words written in "blogs" and news papers that are never read, never heard and never reach a listening ear. Have they been written in vain? Has the word of encouragement, the word of instruction, or the word of guidance failed in its purpose because there was no ear, no heart that was engaged to hear it, see it or understand it?
I hope your eyes and ears are open to hear the voice of God as He teaches through His Word, as He calls to us in worship and as He feeds us through His Sacrament.
May you have joy in the journey.
Blessings & Peace,
Pastor John