Mixed Message

Today I met a man who felt God was speaking to him. But while he spoke distinctly God's message was not always clear. Parts seemed to make sense. Some words were easily understood. Yet when he tried to put it together something was missing. They key to it all was not actually there. Hiding behind my image I did not reply, "I know just what you mean."

God does speak. He tries to communicate. We try to say who he is and what he would like to mean. Yet his message can sometimes be garbled, maybe because having said it as best he can he must then trust us to unravel or interpret, maybe filling in the gaps or offering the key so there will be a meaning to give value to his words.

He trusts us then to act on what we thought was heard, assuring us we would never be wrong. Because of his faith in us he believes in our reply.