Are You Listening

 

 Grandmother and I walked down the isle of a small country church tucked between Post and Tahoka, Texas.  Just past the piano we stepped up two narrow steps and took our places beside six other choir members, who had sad faces. As we sang, my eyes drifted beyond the casket to the hand full of people scattered across the pews. I remember wondering why so few had come. At the age of fourteen, the whole thing made quiet an impression on me.  I had never seen a dead body before, and I made sure I didn't that day. Not once did I look into the casket.  I was visiting my grandmother for the summer. Not being a member of the church, I never really understood why she insisted I go. I listened and did what I was told because I didn't want to disappoint her.

Are You Listening

Like a child who doesn't understand, adults often don't listen to God.

Perhaps, they don't care as they go about living life their way.

Some are too busy traveling down the many avenues they trod,

 Caught up in all the different things that fill the day.

When the day comes and your casket is in front of a choir,

Will people stand around and discuss how you did what God said?

Or will they walk by shaking their heads with nothing to admire?

The choice is yours, and it will shape the life you've led.

The Bible says to be still and listen to His small voice.

Many things can stir your heart with a message from Above.

 Hearing Him and heeding to what He says is really your choice.

And every word He whispers carries a special kind of love. 

                                            Patricia Westbrook

       But He said, "More than that, blessed are those that hear the word of God and keep it." (Luke 11:28, NKJV).