Teach me to Listen

Teach me to listen O God,
to those nearest me,
my family, my friends, my co-workers.
Help me be aware that
no matter what words I hear,
the message is,
"Accept the person I am. Listen to me."

Teach me to listen, O my caring God
to those far from me-
the whisper of the hopeless,
the plea of the forgotten,
the cry of the anguished.

Teach me to listen, O God my Mother
to myself
Help me be less afraid
to trust the voice inside-
in the deepest part of me.

Teach me to listen, Holy Spirit,
for your voice-
in busyness and in boredom,
in certainty and in doubt,
in noise and in silence

Teach me Lord to listen

Amen

~A prayer that i say every morning, and that is pinned on my noticeboard. This prayer was given to serene n i during e retreat last yr.

聽- Take a look at the chinese character. It consists of 3 elements-ear(耳) eyes（目）heart（心）

I chose to listen to tt inner voice in me today. homesickness is real. i chose to go home today. i listened to the part in me that is protesting bout a sense of emptiness, the need to go back home to where i'd feel accepted. back to creature comfort, my bed. back to my soft toys, familiarity of faces, even my irritating brother.

The importance of listening, not juz hearing, but LISTEN.