Day Twenty- Learning to Listen

From time to time it is good for us all to learn to listen again.  Listen to those we love.  Listen to our bodies.  Listen to our conscience and soul.  Listen to God.  Every relationship improves when we really start to listen, especially our relationship with God.

If I want to improve a relationship, one of the fastest and easiest ways to improve a relationship is to become a better listener.  Every relationship improves when we really listed in a deeper way, I a new way, in a fresh way.  And that includes our relationship with God.

In church, it’s easy to fall into a passive state. We go to church to listen to the voice of God.  Our involvement in mass should be much more active, especially when it comes to listening.

A Mass Journal will help me become a great listener at Mass.

God is deeply interested in personally communication with us in a very powerful way.  Go to church as a proactive listener and I will be astounded at the message God is delivering to me every Sunday of my life.

How do I approach Mass?  My best Mass experiences are when I surrender to God’s will and actively listening and participating in the celebration of the Mass.

Focus:

The most practical way to improve all our relationships is to continually become a better listener.

Act:

Make a conscious effort to listen to God and the people in my life.  One way to do this is with a Mass Journal.

Pray:

Lord, help me to listen to your voice at Mass.  I know if I do, I will go out focused, energized, and invigorated.

Amen.