Monday, October 1, 2012

Monday Meditation: beginning of peace



1 Kings 12:7
“If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever.”
1 Kings 12:15
the king did not listen to the people.
 
To listen is the beginning of peace

Wise leadership comes from listening. It’s interesting to note that the elders didn’t say the lightening had to  be permanent though I suppose to go back on it would be just as bad as the arrogant speech the king did make.

Ok, fundamental human issue we all desperately want to understand and be understood. Unwillingness to listen is often the trigger for conflict at all levels.

You know it makes me feel better if I think at least one person listened to me today. Maybe there’s a service in that. I could see someone operating a listening booth where a person could go and just talk and be heard without being told anything. How refreshing that could be.

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