"The Sounds of Silence"

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.  Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.  They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them, Yet their measuring line goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." (Psalm 19:1-4a, b, NIV)

An old Christmas Carol declares, "How silently, How silently the Wondrous Gift is given....No ear may hear His coming...."  Americans, particularly, are into fanfare, glitz, noise, etc (If you doubt the latter, just turn on your radio).  The aforementioned is a major reason so many church-goers are fleeing small churches for the mega-churches, e.g., endless programs, lights, sounds, smoke.  Yet, "How silently...the Wondrous Gift is given."

Today's text reveals the silence of the Living Triune God.  Consider: "....Heavens declare.., skies proclaim.., they pour forth speech.., they reveal knowledge."  Yet, following these Words is a somewhat confusing statement to the casual reader, There is, "....No speech,..no words; no sound...."-- Glorious. Maybe it is time for the twentieth century Church to consider "the sounds of silence."

Father, in Jesus' Name, as one a part of a talking, multimedia culture, help me to learn more and more that so much of what You do is "silent."  Amen. 
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2