Does God speak to us? Yes, since God is within us, He speaks to us. His voice is very soft, and we must learn to distinguish it

"Does God speak to us? Yes, since God is within us, He speaks to us. His voice is very soft, and we must learn to distinguish it among all the other voices within us asking to be heard. It can be compared to the melody of a flute in the midst of the clamour of tambourines and bass drums. The thunderous voice of the stomach which shouts when hungry is easy to hear and follow, as is that of the sexual organs seeking a victim. But when a little voice says to you: 'Calm down... Don't get irritated...Learn to master yourself... Work ...' more often than not, you ignore it or suppress it. Patiently, with love, the voice repeats its advice, but if you are determined to silence it, it no longer insists. The voice of God is very powerful, but it is very weak within us if we do not want to listen."