“Listening is a rare happening among human beings. You cannot listen to the word another is speaking if you are preoccupied with your appearance or impressing the other, or if you are trying to decide what you are going to say when the other stops talking, or if you are debating about whether the word being spoken is true or relevant or agreeable. Such matters may have their place, but only after listening to the word as the word is being uttered. Listening, in other words, is a primitive act of love, in which a person gives self to another’s word, making self accessible and vulnerable to that word.” HearingVulnerabilityAvailabilityListening To OthersStringfellow Book:Count It All Joy Source: Count It All Joy
“The practice of the Christian life consists of the discernment of (the seeing and hearing), and the reliance upon (the reckless and uncalculating dependence), and the celebration (the ready and spontaneous enjoyment) of the presence of the Word of God in the common life of the world.” WorldChristianCommonPracticeSeeingReadyHearingChristian LifeEnjoymentWord Of GodCelebrationSpontaneousDependenceRelianceRecklessDiscernmentCommon Life Book:A Private and Public Faith Source: A Private and Public Faith
