Listening for the Spirit at Work
Steve Coxe
I struggle to carry “Sunday” into the rest of the week. I believe my faith is relevant only if it is lived out in my day to day life, with everyday companions and contacts. Yet I have a co-worker with whom I have routinely been at odds. Our conversations have always seemed to be an effort to win or control--from both sides. There came a day when I walked into one of these situations and opened up--asked for Spirit to be present, to encompass us as we talked, so we could somehow ease out of the “must win” state.
I was astonished to experience exactly that happening. Our conversation was more exploratory, without the usual eruptions of anger. We saw things more through each other’s eyes and began working more as a team.
I would have liked for this “solution” to be permanent. Alas I find I still have to work on the relationship daily. I need to ask for Spirit’s quiet whisper again and again.
