Listening is a lost art. It's also an art we must rediscover as a missional faith community. The challenges to listening are myriad, not the least of which is slowing down our rate of thought (upwards of 3000 wpm) to the rate of our hearing (between 150-300 wpm). The challenge for this week is to intentionally seek out an opportunity to simply listen to someone as they share their story. Notice what happens when you make the choice to listen. Note also the distractions and challenges inherent in spiritual listening. Then, post your experience here or send me and email (david@crosspointe.com).
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So far, listened with a waitress and the produce man at the grocery store who was working on father's day. To be continued...
Listening takes the whole mind ,listening to Carl's son who has just lost his mother to cancer,
required feeling similar losses and
sharing a little to encourage him to share more,and "how does that make you feel?" Sunny
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