1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20 / Mark 1:29-39
Not many of us can say that we can hear of the voice of God so clearly as in the way we can hear each other when we are in a conversation.
But God speaks to us in many ways and through many means - in prayer, through the holy Scriptures, through people, through events and situations.
Yet to know that it is the voice of God requires discernment, and we want to know what God wants of us and what is His will for us.
In the 1st reading, when the Lord called out to the young Samuel, he thought that it was Eli who was calling him.
And Eli had to take a while before he realised that it was the Lord who was calling out Samuel.
In the gospel, Jesus got up long before dawn and went off to a lonely place and prayed there.
He too need to listen to the voice of His Father to know what is God's will for Him and what to do next.
We too need to pray, and with a simple prayer like "Speak, Lord, your servant is listening" may God reveal to us what His will is for us and how to carry out His will.
As much as we may not be that certain about what God wants of us, let us offer up to the Lord our plans to carry out His will and ask for His blessings to guide us.