Listen: Keep Silence Before the Mystery

HOW TO LISTEN
By Joyce Stephen

Tilt your head slightly to one side and lift your eyebrows expectantly. Ask questions.

Delve into the subject at hand or let things come randomly. Don’t expect answers.

Forget everything you’ve ever done. Make no comparisons. Simply listen.

Listen with your eyes, as if the story you are hearing is happening right now.

Listen without blinking, as if a move might frighten the truth away forever.

Don’t attempt to copy anything down. Don’t bring a camera or a recorder.

This is your chance to listen carefully. Your whole life might depend on what you hear.

This month’s theme is DEEP LISTENING. Snowdancer will help lead this theme off by beginning the process of Listening.

All Sunday services at Unitarian Universalist Church of Jackson are in person on Sundays at 11:00 am CST.

If you aren’t able to attend in person, most services will be available online via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91584017613 [Meeting ID: 915 8401 7613]

You may also participate via phone by calling: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago), +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston), +1 360 209 5623 US or +1 507 473 4847 US [Meeting ID: 915 8401 7613]

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