08/05/2010 - Daily Prayer

In the 1930`s, there was a young man who applied for a position as a Morse Code operator. When he arrived for the interview, he entered a large, noisy office. In the background a telegraph clacked away. He read a sign on the receptionist`s counter that instructed all applicants to wait until they were summoned to enter the inner office. This young man sat down with the other waiting applicants. After a few minutes the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door to the inner office, and went right in. The other applicants sat outside muttering to themselves that they hadn`t heard any summons. Within minutes the young man emerged from the inner office escorted by the interviewer, who announced to the other applicants, "Gentlemen, thank you very much for coming, but the job has been filled by this young man." The other applicants were angered, and one said: "Wait a minute-I don`t understand. He was the last one to come in, and we never even got the chance to be interviewed." To which the employer responded, "All the time you`ve been sitting here, the telegraph has been ticking out the following message in Morse Code: `If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.` None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. So the job is his."
We are all called to do deep listening, particularly in these Senate chambers. But more importantly, we are called to do deep listening with the "still small voice" that is in each of us.
Let us pray:
God of Grace, We pray for our California Senate. May they listen to each other and to your still, small voice that will give them direction to make the best decisions that will benefit each Californian today.-AMEN.