God Speaks in a Whisper
Sometimes when I pray, I look for great signs that God has heard my prayer. Honestly, sometimes what I am really looking for are signs that God is going to hear my prayer in the way that I want to have it heard. Rather than placing my trust in God, and remembering that, “ all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,” (Romans 8:28) I am guilty of needing just something, anything that can assure me that I have been heard. When I seek out God’s presence, I sometimes seek Him in the great and majestic. I expect that His voice will be loud and powerful, because He is great and powerful. But the reality is that God speaks to us in so many calm and gentle ways. I have experienced the presence of God in the gentle touch of another. I’ve heard God’s voice in the laughter of a baby. I’ve felt God’s love and presence in the last breath of family members. I’ve known of God’s lov...