When do you stop and listen?

This week the text is John 20: 19-31

Jesus appears to the disciples. He speaks with them, shows them he is alive. But they are to wait until the Spirit comes before doing anything. It is 8 days later when Jesus appears to all of them again, and this time Thomas is there too.
I wonder what was going through their minds for those 8 days. We’re they praying for guidance? We’re they making Life adjustments or arrangements for their future. We’re they just staying locked down like all of us have been lately? 8 days is a long time.
1. Do you take time to reflect on things, to pray and listen? If not, why not? If so - how does it help?

2. It is hard to notice the action of God in our lives when we are in he midst of things. Sometimes it is obvious, but many times, it appears more clearly when looking back. How do you look back and reflect?
3. How do you keep track of when God does show up? Do you tell your story to others? To yourself?

Prayer: God our loving creator, you have done so much for us, and yet we often forget the ways you have been present in our lives for lack of telling the story, and we often overlook your presence for our own worry or busy-ness. God encourage us to stop and listen - and to find you when we do. Amen.