The Silence Broken

The still of the night
the silence broken
by the calling of the Lord
a willing heart, open to the word
receptive, listening
as a servant of God
Becoming a child,
a member of the family
by God’s grace revealed


September 21, 2009
1 Samuel 3:9
“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening”
and Day 38, “When God Calls”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
and
1 Corinthians 16:13
book, “Walking with Christ Everyday:
365 daily devotions for men”,
Day 264, “Standing Up for Your Faith”