i once heard a homily by a priest who was a good friend of mine.

he talked about how in the 'olden days' the days of Moses and Elijah, we could hear God directly

and how we missed hearing Him answer directlly.

the priest smiled.

'i hear God often, he said. you can too, you just have to know how to listen, where to watch and what to look for.'

i wondered about that as i was driving down the interstate.

a problem had been on my mind.

and, i had prayed about it pretty deeply

but got no answers

then, as i was driving, my eyes happened to connect with a billboard

one of those trashy blights on the environment

and the answer was hidden in that billboard

for me

and i found that when i have a big issue that i am praying about

if i look for God's reply, it is there.

i just have to open myself to finding it.