HE LISTENS
Today's reading:  Psalm 114-116

"Because he bends down and listens, I will pray as long as I have breath!"  Psalm 116:2 NLT

Blame it on my pastor.  He is the one who has challenged me to look deeper, dig into and read between the lines of Scripture.

He's even put me onto looking into a Greek lexicon (a sort of dictionary) for more in depth research--and I love it!

This morning's verse for instance...

I've got goose bumps reading it through different lenses.

Like the fact that God, seated on His throne, bends down to hear my prayer.  He inclines His ear.  He extends a kindness and gives full attention.  He focuses on what I'm saying, what I'm needing, how I'm praising Him.

He's that person in a room of grown-ups and children that gets down on one knee so He can give full attention to the stories or requests of a small child.  The One who looks them in the eye as they spin their tales or tell Him of their fears.  The One the kids will return to, time and time again, because their needs are met and they feel valued.

In a room like that, with a Listener like that, that child has an audience of one.  A captive audience.

So do I.

When I call out.

When I whisper.

When I cry.

When all I can do is raise my hands.

When I cannot say anything at all.

He hears me.  Me, one of the many 'little ones' in the room!