“Lord, teach me to listen with the ears of the heart, that I may hear not only words but the spirit behind them. Let my speech be rooted in love, and my silence be filled with understanding.”
—Johannes Tauler (1300-1361)
Source: Johannes Tauler, Sermons, trans. Maria Shrady (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1985), 112.
Reflective Question: How might “listening with the ears of the heart” reshape our approach to communication in leadership, teaching, or ministry today?