Are you really hearing? Are you really listening?

He (Jesus) cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear! … Therefore, take heed how you hear.” ~ Luke 8:8, 18

In hearing,
may we come to understand
may we listen with our hearts

May we step outside our personal feelings
and SEE the needs of another
the cry of help

Is God’s response
 for you to say to another
You are wrong
Get a grip
Be what you’re supposed to be

Does God say to you
You have it together
Why don’t they
Why do they act like fools
Tell them how they should act
Tell them to grow up

Is this what God would do?
Is this what God would say?

Are you really hearing?
Are you really listening?

Who will come to your aid
when you cry?
Who will answer your plea for help?

Will another step outside
themselves
and see the pain
and hurt
and not judge

Or will they remember
your judgments upon them
and turn away?

(c) November 25, 2013