“I
love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I
live.” —Psalm 116:1-2 (NIV)
Our
world is filled with violent noise. The drums of war beat constantly
in our culture, and the horns of anger blow constantly in our ears
from the time we wake up in the morning until the time we lay down
our heads at night. There are innocent people being murdered in our
streets, and neighbors shouting blame on each other over their
bodies. Our politicians, our newscasters, our civic leaders, and
even our sisters, and even our brothers yell at one another in a
constant concert of fear-filled violence. And where is our God?
Elijah
knew that God was not in the raging fire, or the thunderous
earthquake, or the whipping wind. God was in the silence. We know
that God is not in the yelling, or the hatred, or the violence, or
the murder. God is in the silence. It is important for us to find a
quiet place where we can talk to God, and listen for God’s plan.
It is also important for us to be a quiet place for others. Simply
by listening to someone else’s story, YOU have the power to show
them God’s love.
Let
us pray: Loving God, We have ears to hear, so let us hear someone
else’s cry for mercy so they may know your love as we do. You are
the perfect instrument of God’s love in your world.
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Ryan McCormick is a seminarian at Lexington Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky. He lives in Bardstown, Kentucky with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Emily.
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Ryan McCormick is a seminarian at Lexington Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky. He lives in Bardstown, Kentucky with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Emily.
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