THE ROBIN

Learn to listen to God, like the Robin listens for his breakfast.

When you take time to pray today, remember to listen for the whisper of God.

The Robin gets up early when the dew is still wet on the ground, just as the sun is budding over the horizon.

He walks silently over the dew-wet grass listening for the sound of worms crawling just beneath the surface.

His life depends on it!

What hearing!

How quiet he must be to hear a worm.

Can we take a lesson on listening to God from the robin?

Our life depends on it!

A robin's hearing has to be sharp, to hear the silent slithering of a worm just below his feet.

Have you heard a worm?

Have you heard God’s voice?

God speaks to us each day.

We need to rise, with the sun, before we are distracted and listen for God’s voice.

It comes ever so quietly, like a worm crawling just below our feet.

Be still and listen, not for worms, but for God's voice whispering:

“Come to Me.”

“I am here.”

“I love you.”

“Let us pray.”

By Ethel Hiday Wicksey

ethel_wicksey@cogeco.ca