{"id":9953,"date":"2026-01-26T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=9953"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:23:09","slug":"master-listener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=9953","title":{"rendered":"Master Listener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211218_161618-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211218_161618-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9309\" width=\"386\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211218_161618-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211218_161618-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211218_161618-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211218_161618-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211218_161618-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  I have a joke for you while you work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  I&#8217;m ready to laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  A priest, a minister, and a rabbit walk into a bar&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rabbit says, &#8220;I think I&#8217;m a typo.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is from the book The Power of a Woman&#8217;s Words by Sharon Jaynes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus was a master listener.  He never interrupted but asked good questions that helped people come to their own conclusions.  He listened to the lame man lying by the pool, the leper languishing by the side of the road, the children clamoring around His feet, the desperate father pleading for his child&#8217;s sanity, the friend questioning His true identity, and His Father giving Him daily instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the most poignant moments of Jesus&#8217; arrest were the silent ones.  &#8220;He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth&#8221; (Isaiah 53:7).  And for you and me, some of our most powerful moments will be the ones in which we remain silent.  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