Listen...

This past Sunday the kids and I experienced two very different ways to connect with God; one very quiet and introverted, and one quite boisterous and extroverted. In our quiet activity, which was walking the advent spiral, (a very simple labyrinth constructed out of greens and other natural items) a very profound question was asked. We had been talking about how meditative practices, like walking a labyrinth, are opportunities for the mind to quiet just enough to hear what God is saying.

One child asked, “ How do you know what God is saying?” I suppose that he, like I, and I suspect most of the population, had never had a really tangible “God moment” in which actual words rang out in his ears from a

source beyond. (Please hear me when I say that other “God moments” are no less real or valuable when God speaks in other ways.) I had to think about it for a moment, and then it just came to me. For me, God speaks through emotions and feelings. When something feels right, it usually means that it’s leading me back towards balance in my life, and thus leading creation back to balance. When something feels wrong, I either need to rethink my decision, or the way I’m handling my decision.

I gave this example: How do you feel when you hurt someone or something? You feel bad, right? That’s a subtle message from God. Vice versa, when you give love to someone. Some people, however, bury their emotions through layers of the ego, and therefore have a hard time hearing the faint non-verbal messages, which God sends so frequently. Emotions, after all, are the language of the heart.

Peace, Love, and Laughter,

Emily