Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Voice

The Voice

In an ancient age,
in an ancient land,
Samuel heard God’s voice
waking him to listen
although he was not yet a man.

According to the story
God’s voice was sparkling clear
not a whisper or a clap of thunder,
but a conversation
as you and I might have here.

Not a lecture nor demand
but a simple telling
Samuel what would happen,
his destiny when he became a man.

How does this story apply to us?
If we listen with open mind and heart
will He tell us what he wants
as we grow older too?

The more I think about these questions
the more I become confused
feeling like a child lost
in a distant land.

Sometimes I think I understand
and I listen as best I can
but he leaves me
with my own thoughts
to struggle with the person I am.

P.J. Wolf