So I am supposed to write for five minutes. No editing, no
rewrites. Here goes!
Subject: Listen
Listen to me! Says the man with the crudely made cardboard
sign that says:
“Homeless
and Hungry”
Listen to me! Says the child wailing in the cart in the Greeting
Card aisle of
Target
Listen to me! Says my husband as he holds the newspaper with
the article
that
agrees with his opinion
Listen to me! Says the lady on the phone who wants to sell
me…something. I don’t
know
because I’ve already tuned her out
Listen to me! Says my garden full of flowers and weeds
growing gaily together
Listen to me! Says my 95 year old aunt, who wants us to
bring her Chocolate
Éclairs
to the Assisted Living Community she lives in because she
can’t
drive anymore
Listen to me! Jesus calls softly in my ear.
“How can I listen to you Lord? It’s so loud, with all these
people calling!”
Jesus smiles. “I am calling you to all those places. Go out…and
Listen to Me!"
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