Editorial June 13, 1988 Issue

The universal language of Spirit

Ann Kenrick

Have you ever tried to carry on a conversation with someone who is wearing a headset and who is tuned in and turned on to a favorite radio station? I had this disconcerting experience the other morning coming to work. It made me think about how often we use only a fraction of our capacity in communicating with each other. Even more important, I began to wonder what sort of crucial messages we may be missing because we are just not listening very seriously to God.

God is the greatest communicator, and the Bible gives us a record of His direct communication with men, women, and children. Sometimes God was heard as the voice of authority, as when Moses talked with Him on Mount Horeb. At other times God's message was felt to be gentle and comforting, as when Hagar received God's promise in the wilderness. God's message required obedience, and often immediate response was called for as in the case of the boy Samuel.

These instances in the Bible, and many others like them, show the natural way God, Spirit, speaks to people in just the language they can understand. It does not matter whether someone is in a wilderness of despair, a turmoil of confusion, or in the darkest pit of hopelessness; God's voice can reach each individual and be heard and obeyed.

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