We often think of Jesus as a great teacher, but don't really expect Him to teach us today. We tend to think that all His words have already been spoken and recorded in the Gospels. But He is still a teacher today, and we are His students. It may be difficult to hear His voice over and under the din of all the other voices in our environment and in our heads, but I think it is possible if we ask.
In her book The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron suggests that if we begin writing what she calls "morning pages," we will ultimately arrive at the still small voice speaking within our inner child---the voice of creativity, the voice of God. Parts of her work are online and you may be able to find a reference to morning pages there.
However we access the still small voice of God in us, it remains true that He still wants to teach those who want to hear. The Book of Wisdom in the Bible is a wonderful place to begin; if that does not make us crave wisdom, probably nothing else will.
George Washington Carver said that he used to go into the woods early each morning to collect botanical specimens for class that day; in those very still and quiet moments, he received his instructions for the day, and then he went to carry them out. Once he said that he never had to "devise" his methods for research, but that the methods came to him immediately as he conceived the thought of his next experiment. That is wisdom---knowledge beyond what already lies within our minds.
Once we have a taste of receiving wisdom on a daily basis, life becomes an adventure, even in our own back yards.
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