Whisper
Whisper On a most unusual stormy Sunday afternoon, P asked if I felt the shaking. We were watching a movie about a boxer whose life changed direction after finding God. My friend’s question tapped me into awareness that created space in my consciousness to feel the elongated undulation of a not too close earthquake. I wonder why I was surprised that in the midst of a storm the LORD had reason to get our attention by means of an earthquake? I also wonder if one thing delivered the jolt that turned the boxer’s life around, or if he woke up slowly, after pushing life’s snooze button too many times? We don’t always know how the Lord will speak. Elijah withstood a great and powerful wind that shattered the mountainside. But the Lord did not speak through tempest, earthquake, or flaming mad fire. Sensing a whisper the prophet covered his face and listened to