I have had a hearing loss for many years now. I wear hearing aids, but they don’t always help enough. I suppose being unable to hear every word doesn’t bother some people, but it does bother me. I actually want to hear what other people are saying, at least most of the time. I admit that sometimes I don’t mind not hearing the noise around me.
One time that we all want to be heard is when we need help. Imagine what it would be like if you were seriously ill and medical people could not hear or understand what you are saying. Or think how horrible it would be if you called 911 in an emergency and they couldn’t hear you.
Fortunately, we do have a God that can and does hear our every plea for help. When we’ve messed up and need His mercy, He is eager to hear our pleas, as these pleas recognize our need for God. Psalm 28:2 records King David’s cry for mercy; “Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.” David knew that God would not reject his pleas for mercy. Later in the same Psalm David writes, “Blessed be the Lord! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. The Lord is my strength and my shield: in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” David received the mercy he needed and asked God to give him. If we ask, God stands ready to give us mercy also.
Reluctant Retiree 