4/11/2022
Mark 4:24 "And he said to them, 'Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use it, and still more will be added to you.'"
Lately, I have been feeling like my voice comes across like the adults in all of the Peanuts cartoons. You know, the trombone wah wah sound where there are not actual words uttered. That has been me for quite some time now. I am not certain why this is happening, but maybe it is just where everyone is in life right now. I have to ask myself, however, if I am also hearing others the same way. Am I being an active listener or a passive one?
The one thing I can be certain of, even when I feel unheard by others, is that Jesus is always listening to me. He hears my voice and he hears my heart. This is true for us all when we are feeling alone or unheard in the world. When I am unseen and not heard, I should not lose heart, because our Savior is always there. Am I, in turn, listening to Him with my heart and soul?
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I feel that way too Lehann, but you know what? I won't stop talking. I continue to talk when their eyes glaze over and when they are falling asleep in their chairs. I keep sharing and spreading God's message even when they want to finish their math homework because they didn't do it last night. I don't let up even when they want to leave the class for any number of reasons or excuses, but do you know what? Today, as we were in church participating in a Stations of the Cross Service, sometime during the third or fourth station, one of my students whispered to me and said, "Hey Mrs. Groh, you taught us all this." And I did and it made my day. THAT is why I do what I do and I talk when no one is listening and they are sick of hearing my voice because someone was listening and that made the difference.
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