Being heard.

We all like to be heard. There is something special and significant about someone not just listening to our story but actually seeking to understand it. When the listener is interested, leaning in, answering our questions and asking their own we feel valued and understood. Sometimes just knowing that someone cares enough to give up what they were doing to hear us out is enough to give us the strength and encouragement to keep going. Being heard gives a release for both our fears and our excitement, our worries and our victories as well as our grief and our happiness.  I wonder how many people have turned to counsellors and  professionals simply because they feel they don’t have anyone in their life that they can talk to and be actually heard. It is a reminder for us to be trustworthy and compassionate listeners.  Even more important than that, the writer of the song below shares his experience with the greatest listener of all.  How much more can the one who made us understand us? How much more can the one who loves us enough to sacrifice his son value and care for us? He promises to listen and he promises to respond. Give it a try today.
I love the Lord , for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
Psalm 116:1‭-‬2 NIV

http://bible.com/111/psa.116.1-2.NIV