A GOOD PRESCRIPTION
A troubled man went to visit his physician with a list of anxieties and fears. The wise doctor told his patient to take a day off work and visit the beach. At the end of the consultation, the physician placed in his hand an envelope with instructions to open it when he reached his destination. The man found a quiet spot at the beach and opened the envelope. On a small piece of paper, he read the words, “Listen carefully.” Later he told of the rewards of hearing, for the first time in years, the lapping of the waves, the song of the birds, and the sighing of the wind. Adapted from John Drakeford’s The Awesome Power of the Listening Heart, (Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 1982), as reported in Dynamic Preaching.
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