Hear and Answer

In Primary, after my lesson on Samuel hearing and answering the Lord, we sang A Child's Prayer, in which we affirmed that God also hears and answers us. When we pray, God listens and responds. Communication with God truly does go both ways. We speak with God in prayer, and He speaks with us in many different ways. We all get countless opportunities to listen to and respond to each other. I find it comforting that it is truly possible to have a conversation with God. Neither of us have to feel like we're just shouting into the void or talking to a wall. If we make the effort to both speak and listen, we can be certain that we and God are listening and speaking to each other. We're not alone out here. We can talk with God, and I think that's beautiful.