God is Talking to His People

God sleeps in the minerals,

awakens in plants,

walks in animals,

and thinks in man.

Arthur Young

Years ago, in search for solitude, I secluded my self under some beautiful trees in a large park displaying a  botanical garden with lovely statues and garden monuments.  I sat on my blanket reading my book while writing comments in my journal. 

It was a gorgeous fall day and as the colorful leaves danced to the ground the slight breeze carried the voices of people approaching.  I looked up and saw a family of four coming over the hill closest to me.  The parents were on either side of the two small children and they were all holding hands.   The little boy around the age of five was babbling away as his little sister struggled to keep up with his pace.

I leaned back against the tree waiting for them to see me so I wouldn't startle them, but they were absorbed in their own little bubble of family love.  I watched them pass and saw the little boy break away and shout, "Look!  God is talking to His people!"

I followed the direction of his pointed finger and easily discovered what he had seen.  The sun had been partially covered by clouds, but sun beams were shining down through the trees.  The sun beams indeed seem like tunnels that could easily be carrying messages safely down to those who listened.

Perhaps twenty years or so have passed since then, but this little child's observation remains with me still.  When I drive down the interstate on a partly cloudy day, I will glance in the distance and see sun beams tunneling around the clouds and down to earth.  In my heart, I somehow know that indeed, God is talking to His people!