Voice recognition

It was a long drive home, so we settled into the journey.

Before long, my friend needed to make an important call.

Thanks to the installed car computer, there was no need to

stop and pull in. It’s like having your very own, miniature butler

in your car, at your beck and call. Wonderful!  - Or was it?

“Call Tim Sedgewin” said the driver.

“Turning the temperature down” came the reply.

“No - I said call Tim Sedgewin” repeated the driver.

“Whom shall I call?” replied the computer.

“Tim Sedgewin” said the driver, frustrated.

“Ok” said the computer, “What is their name?

“Tim Sedgewin” came the irritated response, from the exasperated driver.

“Calling Tim Jones” said the belligerent car-butler.

“No!” said the driver with an unmentionable expletive.

“Sorry” replied the computer unrepentantly. ”I am sometimes hard of hearing”

Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear. Mark 4:9

Good listening is a real blessing, but are we sometimes, like the car computer hard of hearing towards God? Unable to listen, unwilling to hear of his loving care or guidance? In danger of getting the wrong end of the stick. Do we hear condemnation instead of grace, or hear noisy distraction instead of his whisper? Today how is your voice recognition?

With Love,      Rev Gill x

Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.1 Sam 3:10