I’m still struggling with the question, “who will listen to me?”
Poetry is the language of the heart. But it isn’t written with the purpose being to write a poem. Sometimes in my writing I have begun with “I have a picture in my mind” because I actually do have a picture not words. The thought isn’t in black and white.
I have had in my life (I’m 61 years old) this lonely feeling whenever someone seems to be listening to me, and their response is to say,
“I don’t understand you!”
But I came across some encouragement in a video about one of Canada’s national treasures, namely, Leonard Cohen. You’ll enjoy the whole film, but the scene I am referring to is between minutes 8:00 – 10:00.
The eye is the lamp of the body
Dull of hearing…
In his book,
Parker Palmer explains, among other things, the danger of a divided heart.
My core beliefs begin with one in particular, The Bible. I will be quoting it over and over again, like a Lawyer quotes chapter and verse of law precedent. The Bible makes the claim about itself, that it is God inspired.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
That means it is written by people, but God is the source of what is written, through his Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit still speaks today, and He always agrees with himself. There may be an apparent contradiction, but through prayerful meditation one might come to realize the truth in paradox.
In “Abounding Grace”, M. Scott Peck states that he does not believe that Christianity is the only source of truth, he says this in order to allow us, his readers, to listen to the writings of others faiths, and philosophies.
I’ve been reading other writers here at WordPress. Here is a young lady grappling with the need to be heard.
Running Down Vimy 