A phone conversation
{The Players}
-"my voice"
-my brain
-[my actions]
-(my internal corrective, a.k.a. the Spirit)
-King Solomon, the Proverb man
{Act I}
"Really…yeah."
You have got to be kidding.
Have you lost it?
(listen!)
"I’m sorry, can you say that again?"
[despite effort, return to pondering my rebuttal]
This is
"uh huh….good."
not good.
Shoot, am I lying?
(come on, now , listen! listen!)
"Was it…?"
Crap, that's a loaded question.
[mentally struggle to unload question]
ugh, are you serious?
[start to squirm with irritation]
Is this logical, or am I just...
(seriously, Katie, you’ve got to listen!)
{Enter: Solomon and his darn Proverb}
He who answers before listening— that is his folly and his shame. (18:13)
{Act II}
"Yeah. Good."
This is craz…
[let it settle]
But I…
(give it time)
[wait]
"Good."
[breathe and let it go]
[sigh]
Oh man, I disagree.
But for now (Lord help me)
before I speak,
I’ll listen.
3 comments:
Aha! Insights into your brain!
Thanks for sharing.
boy thoughts: err? ooohh.. uhh, hmmm!? Yeah.
Man, that's such a hard lesson- I'm proud of you for struggling through it though and making the effort- it takes a lot!
My spiritual gift (and sometimes curse is exhortation...) it's hard to remember to use it God's hands and timing. Good luck with that!
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