What happens when we stop listening to God? The apostle Paul addresses this question head on in Romans especially in relation to the Jewish people who first received the promises of God in the Old Testament. They received the promises but stopped listening and rejecting his Son. Paul wants them to know the truth. Jesus is Lord and the good news of his death and resurrection is for everyone, both Jews and Gentiles. God is never silent and never gives up in his speaking the good news to his people. The call for all people is to listen anew to God and to share the good news with everyone. [Pentecost 11]