can you hear me?

At the ancient theater of Epidaurus in Greece, there is such precise acoustics that if someone stands in the middle of the stage and talks at a normal voice, they can be heard clearly from the top of the large stadium. 

I observed a young girl, maybe 8 or 9 years old standing in the center of the stage trying to communicate with her family sitting at the top. 

It seemed like she wasn’t getting much response from them as she flailed her arms, exasperated.

She then started to form letters out of her arms instead, hopeful they would get the message. 

She eventually ascended the stairs to her family

It seems the acoustics carried her voice up very well, but the acoustics did not work as well going back from her family to her. 

It was much harder for her to tell clearly what they were saying, or if they were even responding at all. 

This reminded me of talking to God.

There are times I get discouraged when it feels like I’m not receiving an answer.

But perhaps He is speaking but it’s difficult to clearly recognize the answer 

Or I don’t wait long enough. 

But I think what is more likely is that I go to Him when I need answers,

And expect to hear even when I’m distant from Him spiritually

I need to climb the stairs.