wake up! Listen!!

"A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him."" (Luke 9:35 emphasis mine)

How are you at listening?  Are you awake enough to do more than hear someone is talking?  After all the things happening all around us are you still listening?  Have you tuned out?  Are you as tired of all the "mumbo jumbo" as most are?  Have you wondered what it might take to make a difference?

The readings today are about listening ​and doing.  Elisha is talking to Elijah about a "double portion of spirit" just before Elijah "went up into heaven in a whirlwind."  (1 Kings 2:11)  Paul is talking to the Corinthians, and us, about shining God's light "our of darkness."  (2 Corinthians 4:6)  And it all comes together to move forward in the Gospel reading in Luke.  Jesus has taken Peter, James and John onto the mountain with him.  Several things happen while they are there but the one, right now, to pay attention to is the voice "from the cloud" saying "LISTEN TO HIM."  (9:35)

So......  Are we listening?  Are we even paying attention?  Do we hear the voice, recognize the voice, maybe even agree with the voice but our response is __________?  You can fill in the blank with any number of responses -- to busy, already doing, or even "be nice to whom!?!"   God is still speaking to each one of us, calling to us to be listening for what Jesus is saying/calling to us.  Something to think about.......