Talking? Who?

"He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?"  Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah."  (Mark 8:29)

Have you ever stopped to think about how many people are tellingus something in one day?  We have TV, radio, social networks, friends, family and those are the ones we think of first right?  We, at least most of us, also have cell phones connecting us to even more people telling us something.  Not only that we can also get the "news" 24 hours a day from any number of sources and perspectives.  Add to these are the "voices" we hear of family or teachers -- "stand up straight" or "don't wear white after Labor Day."

Of all the voices are we paying attention to God's voice?  The Scriptures, today, are pointing out both paying attention God's voice - "Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you." (Proverbs 1:23)  And how we talk - "From the same mouth come blessing and cursing.  My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so."  (James 3:10)  To Jesus asking us, now today, "But who do you say I am?" (Mark 8:29 emphasis mine)  All of which gives us something to be thinking about - how do we talk about God and what God is calling us to do?

Voices, all these voices, talking to (at?) us!!  Some, as Caregivers, we have to pay attention to and listen.  Some we can "tune out" - especially as Caregivers.  So the questions are, as above, how are we talking about God?  Is both "blessing and cursing" coming from us? When are we talking about what God is asking us to do - like "love our neighbor"?