About the Cover: Though the Word of the Lord was rare in those days’ (1 Samuel 3:1), the startling call of Samuel in the middle of the night shows that the Lord will not remain silent forever. He will speak in Christ Jesus. He has spoken definitively in “these last days” (Hebrews 1:2). If we need to hear the Lord speak today, we need only turn to the places where He has promised to do so. His Words and Sacraments.