“The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists in listening to them.”
| | Dear Friend,
This week we are focusing on the theme of listening—both to the Holy Spirit and to the voices of the kingdom.
In his book Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer says,
“The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists in listening to them. Just as love to God begins with listening to His Word, so the beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them. It is God’s love for us that He not only gives us His Word but also lends us His ear.”
We have the listening ear of Christ and we are called to be the listening ear to others—even those we might disagree with—so that we might learn to love them.
At Christianity Today, we want to model listening with empathy and understanding so that we might find unity in the midst of our diversity. Will you join us?
Rasool Berry, host of CT podcast Where Ya From?, calls listening an essential spiritual discipline that every believer must develop. And for Rasool, CT…
“...is a beacon of light, demonstrating what it can look like to amplify the voices of those who aren't typically heard.”
Will you join with CT during our most important week of the year—the annual Week of Giving—so that, together, we can help guide more Christians to step into their calling of listening with empathy and understanding?
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By giving today, you’re joining a community of believers who want to model Christ’s love through listening.
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