“Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.” (Proverbs 18:2 NLT)
In the movie Michael, John Travolta plays a wayward angel traveling across the country from the Midwest to New York. While this movie couldn’t be endorsed as presenting a godly representation of angels, it does provide an interesting illustration: While standing in the middle of a group of people, Michael predicts what one young woman will do next.
Another woman standing by him asks how he knew that. Expecting him to profess something about his spiritual powers, the audience is surprised to hear him say, “I pay attention.”
What a great line! I pay attention.
Often we don’t pay attention. But the more we do, the more likely we will touch others in significant ways. We need to pay attention. If we don’t, we’re apt to make assumptions that simply aren’t’ true.
-- Lois Mowday Rabey in “Women of a Generous Spirit: Touching Others with Life-Giving Love”
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