The man whispered "God, speak to me" and a Bluebird sang, but the man did not hear. So the man yelled "God speak to me!" and the thunder rolled across the sky. But the man did not listen. The man looked around and said "God let me see you." And a star shone brightly, but the man did not notice. So, the man cried out in despair "Touch me God and let me know that you are here." Whereupon God reached down and touched the man. But the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on. Don't miss out on God's blessings, just because they aren't packaged the way you expect them to be.

Be attentive to the still voice of God, the subtle push, the beauty and wonder of God in one another, in the circumstances of our life, in the awe of creation. God speaks to us in his various ways on his terms. For He is God and we are not. We answer to him and not him to us.