Static

Listening for God's call in life

can feel a lot like listening

to NPR on an old truck radio

in a remote, small town.

Every once-in-a-while you find

a place where there is no interference,

the static and bleed-over are minimal,

and the message comes through loud and clear.

The rest of the time you stay tuned-in,

despite the cacophony of distraction,

hanging on an occasional phrase or revelation,

piecing together a larger picture

based on what you heard more clearly

when you were closer to the tower –

on the mountaintop, as the faithful

are wont to call it.

© 2013 Todd Jenkins