Have you ever asked God for a sign?  And then, felt like nothing happened? Yep, been there, done that!  It makes you wonder if anyone Greater is really out there.  But what if we were being handed signs left and right we just didn’t recognize them?  What if God was constantly  giving us signs and messages but we were focused on it being the way we imagined it to be that we missed it?  What if God created a system in which God would speak to us through other people, “random” events, and our bodies?  What if God waited until we got quiet to speak to our hearts?  God speaks in soft and quiet tones, through our feelings and nudgings in our body.  It took me a long time to realize that I had to clear away some debris from my life (old stories, angers, hurts, resentments) and get quiet enough to hear God.  Sure, I have had moments like St. Paul where I was knocked “off my horse” and blinded and then restored to new sight/perspective.  But, most of the time it is through small ways.  Just like when we are in relationships, they first start off with a spark, an excitement and newness.  As time goes on it is finding the spark in small ways because not every night can be date night, but every night can have a date like experience.  It all depends on what we are focusing on.  Another one of my favorite prayers of comfort in those not so exploding time of connection with God, comes from Thomas Merton,