In each one of us, the Holy Spirit pours out knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and truth. Each of us will express the truth and wisdom of God according to her/her own experience, background, vocabulary, and education.
The heaven proclaim the glory of God through clouds, colors, and light. The trees do the same thing using shade, light, movement, color, strength, or grace, depending on their species. To each creature is given a specific means of expressing truth, wisdom, and beauty. Marc Chagall once said that when he finished a painting, he would hold up against it a natural object, such as a stone, a leaf, or a butterfly. If the painting could hold its own against a natural object, he was satisfied with it.
Opening our eyes and ears means to see and hear the Spirit of God speaking through all that has been made. Regardless of the differences among peoples, it is the same Spirit that speaks through them if they belong to God. If they do not speak according to wisdom, beauty, truth, and understanding, the Spirit of God does not speak through them.
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I pray that all people will one day recognize that the voice of God has many dialects.
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