We ate this evening beside three of the happiest children. All through our meal we were serenaded with happy sounds. It was better than any concert no matter how skilled the musicians. There is something magical about the sounds of happy children that cannot be surpassed by any other earthly sound. No matter how rotten our day has been and how many grousing adults we had to listen to, it all ebbs away by laughter and sounds of love. Awesome.
There are other happy sounds. I can think of baby birds chirping for the next worm, squealing puppies, off key people singing Happy Birthday, people on Let’s Make a Deal winning the Big Deal of the Day, the softness of my wife’s breath sleeping beside me. There are so many wonderful things to listen to. Right now the wind is wrapping itself around the corner of my house whispering to me, beckoning me to come and let it redden my cheeks. What happy sounds can you think of?
Of course the best sound of all will be the voice of Jesus soon saying to us, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.” Matthew 25:34. Now that is a HAPPY SOUND in capital letters. After we hear that we will then get to hear the sound of the redeemed, “And (they) cried with a loud voice, say, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.” Revelation 7:11.
There are so many good things for us to hear but until then I still think the happy sounds of happy children are the best.
Written by Roger Bothwell on January 21, 2011
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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