Hebrews 1:1-6 / Mark 1:14-20
One of the questions that is often asked is this:
How do I know if God is speaking to me? How can I be sure?
This question is often asked when there is a critical decision to be made.
And there is no certain indication of what God is saying about what to decide.
The 1st reading says that at various times in the past and in various different ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets, but in our own time, the last days, He has spoken to us through His Son.
In the gospel, when Jesus called Simon and Andrew, and also James and John, to be His disciples, they responded immediately and even left everything behind.
We might wonder why they responded so quickly and what made them decide to do so.
Of course, we may say that it was Jesus who is calling them so it was easy for them to decide and respond.
But it can be said that God had already prepared their hearts and they heard the voice of God when Jesus called them.
As for us, it is in prayer that God prepares our hearts to listen to His promptings.
And when He speaks, we will know that it is His voice and we will know how to respond.