Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, Prove that you are a good person. Another voice says, You’d better be ashamed of yourself.
There is also a voice that says, Nobody
really cares about you, and one that says, Be sure to become successful, popular, and powerful. But underneath all these often very noisy
voices is a still, small voice that says, You
are my Beloved, my favor rests on you.
That’s the voice we need most of all to hear. To hear that voice, however, requires a
special effort; it requires solitude, silence, and a strong determination to
listen.
--Henri Nouwen, Bread for the Journey
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