THE FATHER SPEAKS

The FATHER’S voice is heard
His command seems daunting or 
uncomfortable to us and 
we put aside or ignore His request, 
but return to Him when we have needs 
and are willing to ask Him then, 
even as we have walked 
away from His requests.  
We are foolish people.  
Jesus taught us all we had to know 
and left the Holy Spirit with us 
to help us if we were to stumble.  
We fail easily and often refuse to 
go to the fringes where the need 
for His work is the greatest.  
Still we remain proud and even 
make noises over the little things 
that we do.  Retrospectively, 
we may regret our actions and inaction, 
even justifying them in our own mind.  
Jesus said, “Follow Me”.  
We should have no problem 
understanding His request.  
If a person of importance sought 
a favor from us we would be honored 
and thrilled, but hesitate to respond 
to the Prince of Heaven.  He always 
forgives us and offers us many chances.

Stanski 
October 27, 2021 ^