It is difficult to have a conversation in a noisy place.
And if we really have to talk, then we would have to raise our voices to almost at a shouting level.
But that would only add more noise to the already noisy place.
In such a situation, we are no longer able to differentiate voices from noises.
And in such a situation, the voice becomes another noise.
Nobody likes to listen to noises, so it may be a case of everyone is talking and no one is listening.
In the 1st reading, the voice of the prophet Baruch is one of guilt and shame.
He speaks of a people that who have not listened to the voice of the Lord and disobeyed Him.
Indeed, sin is like a jarring noise that makes us unable to hear the voice of the Lord.
The gospel mentions of cities like Chorazin, Bethsaida, Tyre and Sidon.
These great cities are either in ruins or have disappeared from the face of the earth.
Because in their time of glory, the noise of their sin has blocked out the voice of the Lord.
The voice of the Lord has become just another noise.
Let us be still, let our hearts be silent, so that we can listen to the voice of the Lord.
The voice of the Lord speaks of peace. When we listen to that voice, we will be at peace.