Words from a wise one

 

Of all famous people  who've walked the earth during my lifetime, Mother Teresa has to be among those I most respect and admire. I'm slowly reading a book that compiles some of her thoughts: Where There Is Love, There Is God, compiled by Brian Kolodiejchuk, M.C. I'm reading it slowly to absorb... rather than fly by... some of its wisdon.

One of the thoughts that has struck me is something she said about listening to God. She says that it is impossible to do so without "silence in my heart". Here is the quote:

And there can be no real silence in my heart if there is something I don't forgive, if there is something that I don't forget. I am busy with that one - so I cannot hear... How can I hear what God is saying if something is there in my heart?

And she is oh so right.

If I fill my heart with anger, resentment, bitterness, unforgiveness, etc., there is no room for God to shine his light. To hear Him... to truly hear Him... I must empty myself of anything that distracts me from Him. If I don't, I am busy with that one - so I cannot hear.

This is something worth considering. Is there something that I've allowed myself to be so busy with that I cannot hear God?