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How can we prepare ourselves to hear God\u2019s voice?<\/span><\/p>\n

For many of the Biblical prophets, their connection with God is something that is seemingly thrust upon them. In II Kings Chapter 3, Elisha shows us a different paradigm, a man of God who is not arrested by a divine call but rather seeks to bring the presence of God to him. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel might say he is a \u201cMan in Search of God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So what can we learn from Elisha\u2019s searching? What tools does he use to access the Divine voice? When Elisha seeks the word of God\u2014this is his first attempt at prophecy after the disappearance of Elijah\u2014he does not consult scrolls of wisdom, he does not wander out into the desert, and he does not cry out to the heavens. Elisha\u2019s method of bringing the \u201chand of God\u201d onto him is one that is recognizable to many in our day and age who have sought spiritual connection: \u201cNow then, get me a musician.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The musician then plays and, \u201cThe hand of God came upon him.\u201d But what sort of song was it that allowed Elisha to hear the word of God? What music inspires prophecy?<\/span><\/p>\n

Most early commentators imagine that the musician sang a happy song. A number of collections of Midrash quote this verse in support of the aphorism, \u201cThe divine presence does not rest upon a person unless they are in a state of joy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ba\u2019al Shem Tov, the founder of European Hasidism has a different take on the situation. He acknowledges the power of music to open the Gates of Heaven and finds a parallel in the power of tears, \u201cfor the Gates do not open except with tears.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The common thread here is that connection to God is achieved through an intense emotional response to music. Through the power of melody, music can peel us open in a way that allows us to listen for God\u2019s still small voice. As the first Chabad Rabbi, Shneur Zalman of Liadi said, \u201cspeech is the quill of the heart, and song is the quill of the soul.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, find one song that brings out your truest emotions and give yourself time to smile, to laugh, or to cry. 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