Can You Hear Me Now?

 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. ² And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: ³ “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. ⁵ Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. ⁶ And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. ⁷ Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. ⁸ And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” ⁹ And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”  Mark 4:1-9

I heard Malachi calling me on his Dynavox.

“Mom! Mommy, Mommy!”

I entered his room and greeted him warmly. 

 “Yes, my sweet. What can I do for you?” I asked as I kissed his cheek.

Malachi was watching his favorite movie of the moment, Lady and The Tramp. My adorable little boy has assigned my husband and I singing parts for this movie; he will individually call us into his room when our part is on and instruct us on his Dynavox to sing our part to him. One of my parts was on – the mother character in the movie was singing a lullaby to her baby. On cue, I began to sing the lullaby song to Malachi as I stroked his curly locks. Once I finished, I stayed standing at his bedside because I knew my second assigned song was quickly approaching. Once again, I sang my assigned part to Malachi. This time it was the mischievous Siamese cats’ song. After my part was over, I told Malachi I would return to his room later and turned to walk away when he issued me another instruction.

“Sit. Sit!” he said.

I whirled around ready to offer my explanation to him as to why I couldn't sit at the moment, but his eyes held me and I gave in.  I climbed into Malachi’s bed with him and nestled him close, my head gently resting on his small shoulder.  Every now and then he would click on a picture-symbol on his Dynavox that would coincide with the scene in the movie – he wanted me to know that he knew the plot and characters.  Mostly, there was a peaceful silence between us- a serene, still moment void of scattered thoughts of things-I-need-to-do. Every now and again, I would steal a glance at him and he would steal one at me and we would smile at each other.  Malachi taught me something very valuable in that moment; he taught me to be obedient to the word.  It was just one command, one simple word – sit!  Being obedient to that word gave me a moment to exhale from the busyness of my own little world and relish a moment of serenity with my son.  And isn't that what God wants from us?  He wants for us to be obedient to His word.  He wants for us to sit in His presence and relish a moment with Him.  God has much to teach us if we are willing to obey His command and hear with new ears; if we are willing to climb into His lap and soak in the moment.

Prayer for Today:  Lord, sow a fresh seed in my spirit! Let me hear with new ears and help me to be obedient to your word.  Amen.