SOUNDS OF GOD
A basketball bouncing on my drive;
A soft little song from a girl of five;
The buzz of bees, a whistling breeze:
The splash of the shower, the crash of a tower.
Disposal trashing, compactor smashing;
Clocks dinging, doorbell ringing;
Rain falling, children calling;
Vacuum roaring, someone snoring.
CNN bringing the voice of our nation
While Mama is chatting in phone conversation;
A guitar strumming, a dryer humming;
A microwave zapping, a little pup yapping.
Piano scales practiced on old worn out keys;
Fireside conversations of old memories;
The sqeaking of rockers on tired rocking chairs;
The patter of feet going up and down stairs.
The laughter at dinner, the jokes of a child;
The living room wrestling when everyone’s wild;
The squibbles and squabbles of small girls and boys;
My! How God blessed us with all of this noise!
A Father is telling the story of old;
A hymn in the night when the story is told;
The children petition their Father in prayer.
Sweet sounds of our home , for He lives with us there.
Do you ever take time at your house to be still
And listen with ears that are tuned to His will?
To sounds of His blessings…to voices that pray?
Does God live at your house? Have you heard him today?
Cindy Colley
