The competition for our attention is fierce. The voices of our own desires claw at us. Inside our heads the voices of employers or workplace supervisors drone on with unsatisfied demands. On our internal play list, the voices of friends and family are an unending clamor. Our hopes, our joys, our rages, and our fears create a raucous crowd. But even in the midst of that riot there is a quiet, constant voice that guides us to goodness. The voice of God is an affirming voice. It does not reduce us or belittle us. It seeks to enhance life. It speaks on behalf of life. The voice of God speaks up on
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