silence #7

is
it in silence,
that we learn
to grieve well?
to weep completely?
to find Your deepest
heart, Lord?

is this why You have
made
our nights to be so
quiet?

is
the night-silence
a place
where Your hearts speaks
most clearly?

why
is it that so many
other voices are so
loud?

fill our silence
with
Your heart.
You
will satisfy.

false choices

Lord,
why is it that i hesitate
so long between being or doing?

everyone says that being needs to come first.
that is everyone except those
who
most value getting things done.

when faced with You, Lord, it is easy
to just turn around & do the
opposite
of whatever it is we are doing
now.

doers start be-ing...
be-ers start do-ing...

do we miss the point?

what was it that You kept saying?
something like,
"follow me?"

is the choosing to do...or be...
less than choosing to
listen...
to follow You, Lord?

LISTENING

Lord,
we listen most
to those
we most intend
to hear
to obey
to act as if they matter.

is that why it is so hard
to hear You
sometimes?