Time to listen?

What can you hear today? The whistle of the kettle boiling, the roar of the tumble dryer or the TV muttering in the background?

What are you tuning into? The rustle as you turn the page in your book?  The music emanating from your Alexa?  What about the gentle whisper of God?  

The art of good listening is exceedingly difficult, especially when we live in a world that is constantly busy, constantly noisy and constantly full of distractions. Henri Nouwen wisely said: “listening is the highest form of hospitality…hospitality is not to change people but to offer them space where change can take place.”