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Read these lyrics to the song “Speak”, by The Waiting:

From the whisper of the lover to the lion’s roar
The command of the commander upon the field of war
The instruction of the father, the laughter of the friend
I’ve heard every utterance and I can’t comprehend
Just why I can’t decide, I can’t make the choice
Is it your word that I’m in love with

Or the sound of your voice?
Oh speak, speak to me
Oh speak, speak to me
I’m as quite as I can be
So speak, speak to me

From the Spirit on the water to the splitting of the sea
The beauty of Your form upon a raging Galilee
The cloud that filled the temple, the fire on desert sand
I’ve seen every step and still don’t understand
Why I can’t render a decision, I can’t seem to choose
Is it Your journey I’m in love with

Or just the way You move?
Oh speak, speak to me
Oh speak, speak to me
I’m as quite as I can be
So speak, speak to me

I love the way you speak
In what You say and what You do
Give me ears so I can hear You
I need to hear You

From the burning of the bush that refused to be consumed
To the Spirit on a shepherd boy that ran through every tune
The terror of the King who carries vengeance in His hand
The love of the Messiah dying quite as a lamb

Oh speak, speak to me
Oh speak, speak to me
I’m as quite as I can be
So speak, speak to me

I love the passion in this song. And beyond that, I love the many pictures from scripture that help illuminate the message. Scripture, all of scripture, has something to say to us. It’s God’s voice.

The passage in Deuteronomy that Jesus quoted in Mark 12 (and Matthew 22) is known as the “Shema.” After describing the kind of love that the people should have for God, he tells them the following:

And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again. Tie them to your hands as a reminder, and wear them on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9Deuteronomy 6:6-9
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
6 . Memorize his laws ⁷ and tell them to your children over and over again. Talk about them all the time, whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. ⁸ Write down copies and tie them to your wrists and foreheads to help you obey them. ⁹ Write these laws on the door frames of your homes and on your town gates.

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God’s word was something to talk about. It was something to be shared moment by moment. It was something to pass down to children and to “decorate” the home. It is a natural extension of loving God with our whole being: hearing and responding to His voice.

Beyond the written word – the commands, the decrees, the prophecies, the teaching – we need to seek his voice through prayer. Prayer is a discipline that every Christian needs to develop. It is our lifeline.

Probably the most fundamental reason to pray is that it was modeled by the Son of God. If Jesus himself found it necessary to pray, we should seriously consider its usefulness in our own lives! Prayer is not a magic power we have over God. It is a tool for sharing our failures, our needs, our lives. The fact that God would choose to have this kind of relationship with us is astounding. And yet we can’t find the time?!

I love the way you speak
In what You say and what You do
Give me ears so I can hear You
I need to hear You…