Friday, June 27, 2025

The Secret Art of Eavesdropping

 

About midnight,
Paul and Silas were praying
   and singing hymns to God,
and the prisoners were
   listening to them.

             Acts 16. 25

Believers and even those who
    do not yet believe
are continually watching us,
listening to us, 
eavesdropping how we respond 
   and what we worship,
how we love them,
on what we dwell, 
and how we 
    approach and navigate
difficult circumstances,
  whether theirs or our own.
No matter what time,
no matter how uncomfortable
       or inconvenient,
no matter what it costs us,
to bring the name of Jesus here
and let His witness linger.

O LORD,
May the way we do our work
   and how we love others
             point others to You,
even when we are unaware.
Who is listening to me today?
May they see
  how they can listen to You.
And how deeply 
     they are loved.

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