Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. 1 Samuel 3:9

My grandmother lived in a nursing home near the end of her life, and the fact that she didn’t see well and could only hear in one ear made for interesting visits. I would get near her good ear and yell out, “Hey Granny . . . it’s me, Nancy!” And from across the room another elderly lady would call out, “Hey there, I am so glad you are here!”

We all expect our physical hearing to get weaker as we age—perhaps disappear altogether.