Hebrews 3:15: A meditation

 



"Today, if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts." Hebrews 3:15 (AV)

Today, Lord:
    today I want to hear your voice.

Teach me how to hear it,
    how to listen for it.
Not the demanding voice of deadlines
    or the seductive voice of pleasures;
Not the clamoring voice of self-assertion
    or the intriguing voice of what-ifs and why-nots.
No, but your voice,
    still,
    small,
    winsome,
    light made music,
    radiance captured in words
        that are not quite words.

Today, Lord:
    today I want to hear your voice.

Sharpen my ears to hear it;
    soften my heart to receive it.

If it is a voice of judgment,
    soften my heart to accept your rebuke.
If it is a voice of encouragement,
    soften my heart to embrace your loving-kindness.
If it is a voice of forgiveness,
    soften my heart to feel your tenderness.
If it is voice of direction,
    soften my heart to submit to your will.

Today, Lord:
    today I want to hear your voice.

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