Thursday, September 11, 2014

Thursday’s Musings: Answer the Phone!


Psalm 145:18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

I have had a very frustrating two days when it comes to getting people on the phone. With the exception of our son and my husband or our church shut-ins, the vast majority of the time I call someone is because I need to get or to give information. I don’t call folks up just to chat because I’d rather do that in person.  It seemed that no one was answering their phone and I found some wouldn’t even be back in their offices until next week, leaving me with important unanswered questions.  I wonder why I seem to never get anything but voicemail for some folk to the point I’m surprised if they actually answer.  Expressing my frustration to my co-worker I said, “Thank goodness when we call God we can be assured that he always listens.”  Still sometimes I think we treat our prayers like leaving voice mails for God, not really expecting a response. While we may not carry on an audible conversation with God, we can hear his answer if we just open ourselves up to the ways in which God can and does communicate with us.

Thank you Lord, for always hearing our call.  Help us to be open to hearing you answer.  We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.

On this day, let us remember those who lost their lives to terrorist attacks on our country and let’s continue to pray for justice and world peace to prevail.

Blessings,

Paige

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