1. A good listener listens with spiritual
ears open, hearing and understanding the spirit beneath the words.
2. A good listener listens with the heart and
mind still and the mouth shut.
3. A good listener listens with compassionate
spiritual eyes.
4. A good listener listens with no personal
agenda,
maintaining involved eye contact.
5. A good listener listens with compassionate
spiritual eyes, maintaining involved eye contact.
6. A good listener listens with a compassionate
heart.
7. A good listener listens with an attentive
heart.
8. A good listener listens with committed heart.
9. A good listener listens without judgment.
10. A good listener listens without fear.
11. A good listener listens with faith, knowing
that the Spirit of God
is at work to will and do according to His
good purpose.
12. A good listener waits patiently, quietly
and prayerfully through times of silence, making room for the unfolding
of things previously too deep and too painful to even know or express.
13. A good listener counts it a privilege to
witness a soul in the
process of transformation, even when it doesn't
look like it.
14. A good listener offers to explore options.
15. A good listener offers to pray when the
time of tears
and sharing ends.
16. A good listener waits to give advice until
asked.
17. A good listener offers a hug.
18. A good listener recognizes that these are
holy moments
of eternal consequence.
19. A good listener keeps all holy moments
completely confidential.
