Net Miles Of Smiles

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LISTEN!
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1 Samuel 3:1-10 (NRSV)

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Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD
was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.

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At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see,
was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was
lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was. Then the LORD
called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli, and said,
“Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.”
So he went and lay down. The LORD called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went
to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call,
my son; lie down again.” Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of
the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. The LORD called Samuel again, a third
time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.”  
Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to
Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for
your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.Now the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And
Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”

All who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
- Romans 8:14 (NRSV)
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..IT is a warm summer day. The wind chimes ring, the neighborhood dogs bark, and
my two young children chatter busily in the sandbox. Then in the distance a low
whistle softly blows. My two-year-old daughter stops her play and points a
sandy finger toward the sound. “It’s a train!” she proclaims excitedly.Her hearing amazes me. She recognizes many sounds. When she was an infant I
found that cracking an egg could wake her from an afternoon nap! These “good
ears” did not always seem to be a blessing!