Learning to listen
Poem 2: Learning to Listen
Listening is the first spiritual discipline.
Silence becomes an invitation.
Noise no longer satisfies.
The soul leans inward.
God is not loud.
God does not compete.
The world shouts.
Spirit whispers.
You learn to slow your thoughts.
To sit without answers.
To wait without urgency.
Listening requires humility.
It requires surrender of control.
Stillness reveals patterns.
Intuition strengthens.
Peace replaces confusion.
Listening feels uncomfortable at first.
The ego resists quiet.
But persistence softens resistance.
Guidance arrives subtly.
Through feeling.
Through alignment.
Through clarity.
You stop forcing direction.
You start receiving it.
Listening teaches trust.
It teaches patience.
It teaches dependence on something higher.
God speaks through calm.
Through conviction.
Through inner knowing.
Listening becomes prayer.
Prayer becomes relationship.
The soul learns discernment.
Not every voice is truth.
Stillness reveals which is.
Listening becomes obedience.
And obedience becomes peace.
Copyright © Gwendolyn Wiggins | Year Posted 2026
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