Hard to Hear

For about a month (in in-game time) and for several months in real-world time, a D&D character's new, magical cloak has been trying to talk to him. Unbeknown to the cloak's wearer, the cloak has been sentient and has been trying to speak with him this whole time, but has been using a voice so quiet that the D&D character had been, until recently, unable to hear it. In this respect, the parallel with the Spirit is uncanny.

For those of us who have been baptized, the Holy Ghost is near us almost constantly, and He frequently tries to speak to people, whether they've been baptized or not. The trouble is that the Spirit speaks with such a still, small voice, it can be difficult to notice that the voice is there at all. Our challenge, and the one the D&D character kept unluckily failing, is to be perceptive enough to hear the voice of our Companion. The Holy Ghost is speaking to us, but, most of the time, we must be listening carefully to even have a chance to hear Him.

There are times when the Holy Ghost speaks loudly enough for us to hear Him even when we're not listening, but most of the time, it takes real effort to hear Him or even know He's even there. That D&D character was unaware of his companion for longer than I would have thought possible, but at the same time, I understand. Some people are quiet, and the Holy Ghost is often especially difficult to hear.