listening

with or without knowing,
love is always speaking to us,
so is fear, anger, worry, and bitterness..
it is not just a matter of which we listen to,
this is obvious,
it is much more about how we hear the voices..
the voice of love is heard within the heart,
the others within the mind,
this is not about feelings or emotions..
this is about grace, which is a mystery..
"heart speaks to heart"--Cardinal Newman
if we listen only with the mind,
we will end up confused and depressed,
dancing to the doldrums of a hollow love..
if not careful,
we confuse the voice of love and the voice of fear,
but if our hearts are open to the song of grace,
calling us to peace,
reason and faith will skip like young calves over the hills,
hand in hand..

wkm
Nashville