On that day I will answer, says the Lord, I will answer the heavens and they shall answer the earth; and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel; and I will sow him for myself in the land. And I will have pity on Lo-ruhamah, and I will say to Lo-ammi, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’ (Hosea 2: 21-23)

The heavens ask God. The earth asks the heavens. What is the question?

The grain, new wine, and oil ask the earth. They answer the first born son of the prophet.

What was his question?

What is the question that you fear to ask? What is the question that you burn to ask?

Only by asking can there be a response. In asking we acknowledge our needs.

In opening to God's response we fulfill a critical role in the reconciliation of creation with the Creator.

Ask and listen.