To my UBC family: sit and listen
Whether you are are seated
amongst the crowds of the mall,
along the banks of a river,
or on the couch at a party,
taking a moment to listen
and sort through the sounds
will tune your heart
to thoughts pulsating
with life and death.
Tuning in is not what
busy people do.
We tune out.
But tuning in
is what loving
people do.
Feet on the ground.
Hands in my lap.
Ears identifying the
sounds.
My soul quickens.
My mind sorts.
Praise.
Gratitude.
Concern.
Lament.
Repulsion.
A plea for
God’s wisdom.
We need wisdom from heaven.
So, come Lord Jesus, come.
I am listening.
13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
James 3:13-17, NIV
17But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.