What are you listening to…?

Most of us have had this experience, you are driving along, maybe trying to find a sign that will give you an indication of what direction that you need to go.
Typically if there are other people in the car you ask them to be quiet and you turn the radio off so you are able to better concentrate at the pressing task at hand.

It is important to reduce distractions so that we can better focus, that would be a good reason why libraries are typically a quiet zone.

We have a fear of silence … maybe we are nervous that we may hear something that will cause us to change direction or focus. So instead we keep a constant connection to our newsfeeds, notifications, music and phone calls so that we control that fear.

We are heading into the Lenten season so if we take the time now to listen so that we are going into Lent with the focus on God.

In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus say, ” Quiet, Come out of him.” … Jesus is looking to speak to our heart … he wants us to have peace. To do that we need to get rid of the noise.

Find a quiet place and for 10 minutes, close your eyes and focus on listening to your heart beat. That is how Jesus speaks to you …
That is what you need to listen to…