It’s all around us. In front of us. Behind us. In the air. In the ground. Yes, even within our own bodies. Yet, the funny thing is, we so easily miss it. I wonder why that is. Why is it so easy to miss? Some may say it is too quiet, but I don’t think that is the issue. Actually, If I’m going to be honest with you, I think it has much less to do with the volume and much more to do with our listening. In fact, I think that there are times when the volume is piercing and undeniable, and still we will go to the effort of blocking it out and ignoring it all together. And then, when it is quiet or perhaps even silent, we wonder why it isn’t louder instead of leaning in and listening carefully.
We don’t want to hear it until it is convenient. When things are going well, it’s mostly a nuisance. When things are going terrible, it’s never what we want to hear. When we are desperate we listen to everything else. Even when we are at the top of our game, at the peak of the mountain, we still go searching for something else to give us direction. Tell me, does it shock you like it shocks me that when our hopes and dreams come crashing down upon us we don’t know which direction to point our eyes and ears?
We begin listening to everything else, and it consumes us. It consumes us so much that we don’t even recognize the very thing which has always been all around us in every way. We may even fall so deep as to replace what should be heard with something entirely different, thinking the two are the exact same thing. And so I ask again, does it shock you?
It’s easy to miss. But you know, it’s also easy to see if you focus your attention. When you filter your attention on what is good, you will be able to see it; not only in the present, but in a way that you will know it was with you all along.
It’s not always loud. It’s not always audible. I empathize with you if you are in a place where you feel like you can’t hear it. Whether you are there or not, let me encourage you:
The silent symphony of God’s love is love without words, for words aren’t enough.
Eternal life...
... is to know the music
I’d agree God gets our attention in so many ways without words with the “silent symphony” but (and maybe i'm touching on the obvious..?) there’s also the ways in which He calls out to us with His words- with the word...I think the fact that God doesn't use just the one or the other is the awesome beauty of it...
ReplyDeleteYou're right on Brittany. God is the Master Director and Creation is his orchestra. He uses the intricacies of every part to create the most majestic music imaginable. The beauty is beyond words. It cannot be captured in one single essence. And so, it is our job to seek it out, to know the music, to know the director and to follow his cue...
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