Morning Devotional:
During my recent vacation, I made it a personal goal to practice radio silence. For a person who works, lives and breathes all things radio, this is no small feat. But with a few minor exceptions, I did it. I didn’t turn my radio or my television on for days. I did cleaning projects around the house and enjoyed my time at home only listening to the world around me. I heard the hum of traffic near my home, the ambient sounds of my neighborhood, the birds in my yard, you name it. It was as quiet as I thought life could get – or so I thought, until I stumbled upon an article from a recent edition of the New York Post.
According to the article, in 2015 Microsoft built what is now in the Guinness Book of World Records as the quietest place on earth – an anechoic chamber at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Tests in this room measured an average background noise reading of -20 decibels. Negative 20 decibels! The whole point of this room is that you not only hear nothing, but all other outside noise is removed so that you can only hear the sounds of your own body.
Apparently this room is so quiet that only a few people have been able to withstand being in it for more than an hour. It’s so quiet that you not only hear your heartbeat but you also hear your bones grinding and your blood flowing through your veins. It’s so quiet that the absence of any kind of echo in the room causes you to lose spatial awareness and the ability to stand.
I read that and thought of King David when he said in Psalm 62, “Truly my soul waits in silence for God alone; from Him comes my salvation.” Isn’t it good to know that when we are silent before Him, He is never quiet? God spoke creation into being and He hasn’t stopped talking since. You can always hear Him because He is always speaking. Just stop and listen.
– Beth
Burning Question:
What are some great activities for family reunions?
Bible Quiz:
Question: Who asked Jesus a question about a woman who successively married seven brothers?
Answer: The Sadducees
Storytime: Adolesence is Hard!