We strive and struggle
to hear God speaking,
when we ourselves
are God speaking, 
our very existence,
God's shout of "Yes!" to creation,
our very selves,
first and foremost,
an invitation
to divine dialogue. 

We are the prose and poetry of God,
God's sonnet and soliloquy,
God's laughter and passionate outcry. 

We are God's lullaby to the world.

God doesn't speak to you,
God speaks you. 

Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All
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