I would say that we are living in an age that is increasingly spiritually blind and morally deaf. The man who does not shout is not going to be heard.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn't hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition.
Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will.
None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see.
God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.
We have for too long been taught that the sight of a man speaking to himself is a sign of eccentricity or madness; we are no longer at all habituated to our own voices, except in conversation or from within the safety of a shouting crowd.
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.
Often in the past, when we have had a deaf person in the spotlight, we have been portrayed badly. It was up to me to change that.
We can hear the silent voice of the spiritual universe within our own hearts.
The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us.