Tuning In

Earnestly, persistently, I pray
for grace to listen.
God chuckles.
"Are you sure?"

Listening is hard.
All my voices stilled,
my wisdom put on hold.

Listening with an open mind–
that’s harder.
I risk hearing
what I do not want to hear --
facts and fancies
fraying anchor-ropes
of my reality.

Listening with heart and soul and mind--
hardest of all.
That changes everything.
No turning back.