“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”   ~Ernest Hemingway

“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” ~David W. Augsburger

         “The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent’.”   ~Alfred Brendel

          “A heart worth loving is one you understand, even in silence.”     ~Shannon L. Alder

“Our entire theological tradition…is defined as the willingness to enter into the chaos of others.” ~Jesuit priest and writer James F. Keenan, S.J

And don’t forget the Source: “Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.”~Criss Jami