In my search to hear the voice of God, I once asked Him why He doesn’t speak to me the way He seems to speak to others with a clear voice or message with purpose and clarity. I told Him that I too desired to hear His voice as some of my fellow brethren had.

Over the course of the last year, I began to sense that He was speaking to me but in gentle whispers, one word at a time. The words that came to me were patience, humility, and gentleness. Each time I sensed this inner prompting, it was during my time with Him in Eucharistic Adoration.

Three weeks ago, I felt prompted to read the Book of Ephesians. I shared this desire with a friend, and he encouraged me to go ahead and read it. I discovered it was only six chapters long, so I decided to read it all in one sitting.

Amid the beauty of St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, I felt like I struck gold when I came across this passage:

Ephesians 4:2–3 (RSV2CE)

“with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

This passage contained the very words that had been gently whispered to my heart during Adoration – humility (lowliness), patience, and gentleness (meekness).

Around the same time, during a quiet moment of reflection while driving to work, I also received the word “Unity.” When I later read the phrase “unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,” it resonated deeply with what I had read.

The word “Unity” was also mentioned recently at the Mission Hub (www.missionhubnz.com) meeting, where they referred to Ephesians 4:13:

“until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”

This revelation felt like God gently confirming His message to me and I received them with joy and thankfulness.