MONK’S JOURNAL
Hearing God Talk
I don’t often hear of God actually talking to people these days — at least not on a regular basis. I mean, some folks claim that God has spoken to them, but of course… we can’t really know for sure, can we?
Sometimes — perhaps in a dream — I think maybe God was speaking to me, or trying to tell me something. But even then, it’s not as if I truly heard Him.
When I read the Bible stories about Jesus — how He spoke to the multitudes or had quiet conversations along the road — I never picture myself as one of the disciples or those closest to Him. I see myself more as a bystander… one of the many who heard about the miracles and the parables. One of the crowd.
Is it even possible for someone like me to have a personal relationship with God?
I’ve read about Brother Lawrence and his way of practicing the presence of God. I understand that even he went through difficult seasons before he settled into the quiet acceptance of being still — and keeping ever mindful of Him.
Perhaps, imitating the life of a monk in an isolated setting… establishing the same mindset of being in God’s presence without distraction, noise, or chaos… perhaps that would help. I’ve always admired Henry David Thoreau and his time at Walden Pond.
So I began to search for the cabin that waited for me.
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