Scripture: Mark 12:29

[Jesus said] “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.”

Thought for the Day: When we hear the voice of God, we immediately realize oneness. Hearing God happens not through our ears, but through every fiber of our being. Hearing God is a sub-molecular experience that awakens us to a greater, expanded awareness of reality. It changes everything about us, especially the way we perceive each other and the world around us. Oneness with God changes the way we love, and in fact changes the very meaning of love. When we hear God and listen, we take life, and the lives of our fellow human beings, more seriously. We take love more seriously. We take God more seriously.

When we sit silently and listen for God, we tune every bit of our being into a receiver for God’s still, small voice. Once heard, it is impossible to deny Oneness with the universe. This is why Jesus declares that our most important task is to love God with all our heart, soul and mind—with everything we’ve got, because everything we’ve got is God.

Prayer: My one, my everything, help me realize my deep connection with You, and through You, my deep connection with others. May this realization change the way I relate to my fellow human beings, and help us all become aware of our innate connectedness with each other, through the reality of Your loving being. Amen.