While words are very important in communication, sometimes it’s the non verbal communication that actually “speaks” volumes! Non verbal communication can include such things as gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, eye contact (or lack thereof); body language, posture, and other ways people can communicate without using language. Such non verbal communication can sometimes be quite clear and effective. A hug, for example, can communicate love or support or concern. A finger held upright to the lips can communicate the need to be quiet or to keep a secret. Hands held up, palms out, can communicate surrender or I’m finished. The Lord used the Prophet Jeremiah to highlight some non verbal communication that people were using as they responded to God: “ They turned their backs to me and not their faces…” (Jer 32:3) The non verbal communication of turning our faces toward someone normally means that we are giving them our attention. When we turn our back on