HEAR
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear? (Do you hear what I hear?)
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear? (Do you hear what I hear?)
A song, a song high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea, with a voice as big as
the sea
Song
Lyrics by Gloria Shayne Baker & Noël Regney
Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him
hear.
Mark 5:9
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide
you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he
hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
John 16:13
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Sleigh bells ring, are you listening
So are cell phones!
The TV is on to the latest news
about political division,
homelessness,
violence
racism
assailing our hearts and our souls
there is the noise of cars and trucks
washing machines and driers
our world is filled with the clamor of life
we have lost the gift of silence
letting noise distract us from the essence of life
we are assaulted by noise
tooting, howling, screeching, beeping, shrieking
grating, blaring, swooshing, swirling twanging
booming, crashing, things
we have become addicted to noise
taking it with us into the silent beautiful places
where we trod ear buds firmly placed
tuned in
tuned out
those who have ears, let them hear
let us hear the sound of a bird singing
of the wind in the trees
let us hear the crunch of snow underfoot
the sigh of breath, moving in, moving out
the sound of a heart
beating
let us hear the voices of angels singing
the cry of a baby in a manger
the whisper of Love in our souls
let us listen to the still small voice
to the gentle whisper of
the Spirit
which says persistently, insistently
“unto you, a child is born”
which says,
“you are my beloved child”
which says
“follow me”
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