And behold,

the LORD passed by

...but the LORD was not

              in the wind.

...but the LORD was not

              in the earthquake.

...but the LORD was not

              in the fire.

And after the fire,

    the sound of a low whisper.

                     1 Kings 19. 11-12

(Am I listening for God?

Am I listening to God?

Or only for the answer I want?

His voice comes rarely

        in the spectacular

but continually in the thin silence

               of His Presence

    as He whispers our names.)

O LORD,

Please help us to seek You

and not the neon signs

        or techno laser shows.

Help us to not be distracted

by the loudest voices in the room,

    which sometimes are our own.

Help us to be silent

in Your Presence

       and know that You are God.

You love us

          more than we can know.

And know not that You will guide us,

some day in some way,

     but You already are,

           right to You.