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VIEWPOINTS: What does God sound like?

People often say they heard from God, or felt called to do something by a higher power.

Michele Bachmann, for example, said God told her to run for a U.S. House seat, and that she and her husband fasted for three days to be more sure.

Read the full Viewpoints question here or continue on to the response below.

A baby’s first cry…

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A baby's first cry.
The silence of a fallen snow.
A child sleeping.
Rain falling.
A cat purring.
A river rippling.
Bread breaking and wine pouring.

 

 

Topics: Culture, Social Issues
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant/Other
Tags: what god sounds like

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God sounds like anyone speaking from their heart

| Oct 15, 2012

Many years ago I was sitting in the high mountains of the Trinity Alps (CA) and heard a train coming through. After a few minutes I realized it was the sound of the wind in the trees. I had come home. I was once more in the woods, alone under the night sky; thus began my conscious spiritual journey.
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God might sound like everything

| Oct 8, 2012

When I first read this question I thought of the movie "Dogma" in which God (played by Alanis Morissette) speaks with such an awesome voice that any mortal who hears it implodes from the overwhelming magnitude of the sound. To be honest I kind of like that idea.
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This gets at something very important

| Oct 8, 2012

This question didn’t interest me when I first read it, but upon reflection I realized it gets at something very important. Think back for a moment to the days of the Roman Empire; back then from the point of view of Imperial Rome God sounded like marching armies and the clash of weapons in combat.
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