Hearing
Spirit of God,
Tune our hearts to hear You.
Help us hear with intention and attention,
Listening longer to those who labor beside us.
Help us hear the weight in the weary words
Of the waiter, grocer, or warehouse worker.
Help us hear the hidden and holy hope
In a child’s question, frustration, and imagination.
Help us hear You in the stories of Scripture,
And both the laughter and lament at the dinner table.
Help us hear with renewed curiosity,
The voices of friends and family we’ve dialogued with for decades.
Help us hear both the needs and knowledge of our neighbors,
Noting where we may serve them and learn from them.
Help us hear You in the stillness of an early summer morning,
And in the enrapturing sounds of a summer afternoon storm.
Help us hear what can often go unnoticed,
The soft response, the silent suffering, the simple joy.
Help us hear when the moment is to remain silent,
And when the moment is to speak with courage.
Help us hear beyond words and beneath the surface of our lives,
Where Your deep love calls to our deep longing.
Help us hear You,
And know Your voice.
Spirit of God,
Help us hear.
Amen.
