Listening

"None of us hears God perfectly."
~ Alan Wright

I’m listening,
But did I hear You correctly?

Quietly I sit
Alone on the front pew
Waiting
For the word of instruction
That I am to obey.
Or I lay
Eyes open in the darkness
Of my room
Listening
To hear Your voice calling me.

Tell me my next step.
(This way . . .)
Give me my orders.
(Do this . . .)
How do I obey?
(Watch Me . . .)
I hear,
And I obey.
My willing heart will follow
Orders,
Instruction,
Direction.

But there comes a time
When I wonder
If I heard You correctly.
I know
None of us hears God perfectly,
But was I even close?

In my zeal
To do the right thing,
Any right thing,
Did I rush headlong into a plan
Born in my own mind
Rather than
Whispered into my heart?

Help me
To know when I have heard
Your voice.
When I obey,
Follow,
Execute a plan,
Help me
To know that I have heard
And understood
So I won’t hesitate
To move at the sound of Your voice.