USING THE TONGUE

USING THE TONGUE

A man had a dream in which he was taken up to heaven. He was wandering around; when Jesus came along, and let him have a vision of something down here on earth. It was a church on a Sunday morning, and Mass was being celebrated. The organist was playing away the man could see the fingers move and the keys go up and down – but he couldn’t hear a sound. He could see the choir, watch them open their mouths, and sing all the words – but he couldn’t hear a sound. He watched the priests and the people stand up, sit down, turn the pages of the Mass leaflets, and open their mouths to say all the prayers, but once again, the man couldn’t hear a sound.

He was puzzled so he turned to Jesus and asked him why the silence. Jesus replied, “You see, unless these people pray or sing with their hearts, we cannot hear them here.”

v   “These people honour me with their lips but their hearts are far from me.” (Mt 15:8)

v   “Loving words are on their lips but they continue their greedy ways.” (Ez 33:31)