The Whole Nine Yards Ep 131 30.7.23 Carried by the Wind with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 131

With Roy Stannard

On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

Sunday 30rd July 2023 3-5pm

http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen

Carried by the Wind

Throughout the globe, both wind and our words can either connect people or send them fleeing for physical or emotional safety. They can comfort or devastate.

Whether a gentle ocean breeze or healthy gale, a strong storm or destructive hurricane—the wind is simply the movement of air from high to low pressure due to differences in air temperature. But it is so much more.

Hour One

The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze Pts 1&2 (3+3 1973)

Wilton Fender & Bobby Womack – Inherit the Wind 12” (Inherit the Wind 1980)

Christopher Cross – Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross 1980)

Mary Lou Lord – The Wind Blew All Around Me (Baby Blue 2004)

Sleepy Jackson – Rain Fall for Wind (Lovers 2003)

Travis – Kissing in the Wind (10 Songs 2020)

Annabelle Allum – When the Wind Stopped (Gravel not the Grave 2019)

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Against the Wind (Against the Wind 1980)

Sarah Jane Morris & Antonio Forcione – Blowin’ in the Wind (Compared to What 2016)

La Bouche – Candle in the Wind 97 (A Moment of Love 1997)

Hour Two

Melanie Safka – Dust in the Wind (Time After Time 2001)

Linda Ronstadt – Hasten Down the Wind (Hasten Down the Wind 1976)

The Common Linnets – We Don’t Make the Wind Blow (II 2015)

Crosby Stills & Nash – To the Last Whale: Critical Mass / Wind on the Water (Wind on the Water 1975)

The Editors – No Sound but the Wind (Violence 2018)

Cat Stevens – The Wind (Tea for the Tillerman 1970)

Alison Moyet – Windmills of your Mind (Voice 2004)

Tracey Thorn – Why Does the Wind (Love and its Opposite 2010)

Billy Mackenzie – Wild is the Wind (Transmission Impossible 2004)

Mădălina Pavăl – Du-mă, vântule! (Take Me Away, Wind) (𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮̂𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗮̆𝗹𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮̆ OST 2021)

Nick Heyward – Whistle Done the Wind (North of a Miracle 1983)

Nick Heyward – Whistle Done the Wind (Instrumental) (North of a Miracle 1983)

Rabbit..rabbit. Polylogue or dialogue? Listening to God

Rabbit, rabbit..

Polylogue or dialogue?

“My sheep (and rabbits) listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”
John 10:27 (NIV)
 
God’s is not the only voice in our lives. Family, friends, the media, social media (how many have you got? That’s way too many!), our bosses, our innermost fears all vie for our attention.
 
It’s easy to hear – and to simply turn to the loudest voice.
 
In John chapter 10 Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd and we, His children, are the sheep of His pasture. Jesus confirms that we can hear His voice, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27).
 
Jesus doesn’t tell us that if we take a theology degree, join the PCC or go to church often enough we’ll unlock the mystery of hearing His voice. Instead, Jesus lists only one prerequisite to this: Be one of His sheep.
 
But his voice is not the only voice competing for our attention. Jesus speaks of a stranger’s voice that also calls to the sheep. A stranger likened to a thief, who comes only to steal and destroy.
 
Two voices pulling us in two different directions. Will we simply turn towards the loudest?
 
Our ability to know and hear Jesus’ voice is vital. It’s the difference between joy and despair, between living life to the full or running on empty. Jesus states that His sheep will not follow the voice of the stranger because they do not know it, but His voice they know and follow.  If you know you are one of the flock, but the Shepherd’s voice still sounds faint or distant, it may be time to get intentional about listening for His voice.
 
Consider the places where you go when you want to listen. It’s unlikely to be a football game or the pub.  When we want to hear from someone we put thm in the diary, the chair opposite or on Facetime. We make sure we’re free from other distractions. Isn’t God worthy of the same courtesy?
 
Let’s not cram God into the crevices and cracks of our lives. It’s fine to grab a few minutes here and there to read a Scripture verse or offer up a quick prayer. But this is unlikely to become a real conversation – or put you in receive rather than send mode.
 
So do take time out today to hang out with God. Unplug your social and media antennae for a few minutes and listen.
 
To help, why not pray like this: Lord, help me as I learn to listen to Your voice. Give me courage to believe that You want to speak to me. I don’t want to be nervous of seeking You in quiet places. And as I do, may I follow You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Now have a listen to Mike Scott’s lovely song ‘What do you want me to do?’ Mike is the lead singer and songwriter of The Waterboys.