Sonic spirituality

Sonic spirituality

I Sam. 3: 1-10

The boy Samuel was serving God under Eli's direction.

This was at A TIME WHEN THE REVELATION OF GOD WAS RARELY HEARD OR SEEN.

One night Eli was sound asleep (his eyesight was very bad—he could hardly see). It was well before dawn; the sanctuary lamp was still burning. Samuel was still in bed in the Temple of God, where the Chest of God rested.

Then GOD CALLED OUT, "Samuel, Samuel!"

Samuel answered, "Yes? I'm here." Then he ran to Eli saying, "I heard you call. Here I am." Eli said, "I didn't call you. Go back to bed." And so he did.

 GOD CALLED AGAIN, "Samuel, Samuel!"

Samuel got up and went to Eli, "I heard you call. Here I am." Again Eli said, "Son, I didn't call you. Go back to bed."

GOD CALLED AGAIN, "Samuel!"—the third time!

Yet again Samuel got up and went to Eli, "Yes? I heard you call me. Here I am." That's when it dawned on Eli that GOD WAS CALLING the boy. So Eli directed Samuel, "Go back and lie down. If THE VOICE CALLS again, say, 'Speak, God. I'm your servant, ready to listen.'" Samuel returned to his bed.

Then GOD CAME AND STOOD BEFORE HIM exactly as before, CALING OUT, "Samuel! Samuel!"

Samuel answered, "SPEAK. I'm your servant, I’M READY TO LISTEN."
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Pray the Word:

Lord, our era is also a time when people are deafened to Your voice —in ear and in soul. We seldom journey into the realm of SONIC SPIRITUALITY, and so we rarely HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD. But Your sounds are still there, all around us, just waiting to be received by us, just waiting to become a source of strength and renewing energy for us. We’re created for SONIC SPIRITUALITY and Your sounds are always all around us. Our ears are a gateway to our soul, a gateway that You want to use regularly. We need to keep that gateway open and operating. Our prayer is, ‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant is ready to listen. May it be said of us in the years ahead, "THE SOUNDS OF GOD WERE REGULARLY HEARD BY THEM.”