Sandra Heska King

daring to open doors

still saturday: how to hear the voice that matters

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prayer my beloved

Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, “Prove that you are a good person.” Another voice says, “You’d better be ashamed of yourself.” There also is a voice that says, “Nobody really cares about you,” and one that says, “Be sure to become successful, popular, and powerful.” But underneath all these often very noisy voices is a still, small voice that says, “You are my Beloved, my favor rests on you.” That’s the voice we need most of all to hear. To hear that voice, however, requires special effort; it requires solitude, silence, and a strong determination to listen.

That’s what prayer is. It is listening to the voice that calls us “my Beloved.”

~Henri Nouwen, Bread for the Journey

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Still listening,

Sandy

Welcome to Still Saturday where we pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, maybe linger a while in some still place, and soak in the beauty of images and words. We’d love for you to join us. Get the details on the left, grab your favorite button, and link up below. We all love to hear if something especially speaks to your heart, but please don’t feel pressured to comment. Simply take some time to gaze long and drink deep.



Comments

  2. Such beautiful words, and especially meaningful to me right now. In the midst of sorrow, I hear the voice of the One who calls me His beloved – and His words bring comfort and peace.

    GOD BLESS.

  7. Oh, Sandra, that beautiful voice that far too often becomes the undertone amongst those other voices. Thanks for the encouragement to be still with determination and wait upon the LORD.
    Caring through Christ, ~ linda

  11. Sandra, today I am overcome with gratitude for this beautiful place you’ve made, for the gorgeous community you’ve invited me to join, and for amazing, wonderful you.

    I ask His sweetest blessings on you, Dear One.

  14. I love the photo & the quote by Nouwen. I pray that I will always have a “strong determination to hear His voice”. Your photo especially struck me as last night I went to visit my son & daughter-in-law & their newly hatched finches that are now 2 weeks old. Amazing to see the perfection of those tiny birds & the manner in which their parents tend to them. May you have a blessed Sunday!

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