Today, the scriptures place us with the prophet Jeremiah in the court of the house of the Lord where he speaks to the people. The words he speaks were meant for them to hear, but it is also good for us to hear them as well. The Lord instructed Jeremiah: whatever I command you, tell them, and omit nothing (Jer 26:2).
Every day, the Lord longs to speak with us, to instruct our hearts and our souls and to demonstrate his tender love for us, but He can only do that if we are willing to listen - as Saint Benedict once said, with the inner ear of the heart. In our prayer, we need to learn to listen with the inner ear of our hearts so that we can hear the Lord's voice.
If we have already established this discipline, we know how fruitful it can be; if not, let us set a resolve to begin listening for the Lord's voice today. He will always speak the words we need to hear: words of encouragement when our hearts are desolate, words of challenge when we go astray, and most of all, words of love to gladden our hearts.
Have a great day.
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