“Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.” St. Benedict

If the heart is a symbol of love, then when we listen intently to another, we are conveying a message to him. The Saint is giving a teaching on prayer. Not only is prayer addressed to God, but it is also God addressing us. Only in love can the voice of the Lord be detected and followed. At the same time, when our interaction is with others, we need not only to share but to listen with our heart to what the other is conveying. The contact point is love.