"Are you listening?"

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Each morning, I get up early to read and meditate. My favorite place to spend this quiet time with God is in our kitchen, rocking in the chair I rocked our infant daughters in while looking out over the horse pastures through the bay window. There are windows beside the bay window and on a cool morning, I’ll raise them.

One morning, I sat sipping my coffee, rocking and meditating on the day ahead, eyes closed. I realized that the window was closed so I got up and raised it.

As I raised it, a bird was singing the most beautiful song, welcoming the day and gifting the world with his music. I enjoyed the bird song as a kind of morning serenade. Then I thought, “I’m sure this bird was singing before I opened the window, but I either didn’t hear it or pay attention to it.”

Your life is a lot like that. There is so much to listen to in life—birds and all of life, really—but if the window isn’t open to your spirit, you miss the music.

Throw open the window to your spirit right now and listen to life for God’s voice.

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