The Sound Of Eternity

once, long ago, i heard the sea, steady and rhythmical, washing over the rocks, keeping time with the movement of life and death in all of nature. As the water ebbed and flowed, the told of all creation, everlasting and beautiful, and their message was deep and unforgettable, for it spoke to the soul.

Now, in the stillness and quiet of the mountains, i hear the same soft message in the whispering of the wind in the pines. Now it is the ebb and flow of the mists, which arrive gently and slowly over the snow-capped peaks and down into the valleys. Or in the hot desert wind that moves steadily toward the plains, never ceasing its faith humming as it travels over the land.

Tress in the forest may fall, summer birds may come and go, friends may vanish and all things change before our eyes. But always there is the steady sound of eternity, whether whispered in the wind or shouted in the waves, or seen in the message of flowers, birds, tress, rock and rivers. life and death are but two side of the same coin. They are expression of the eternal…, spoken in brief lessons so we may understand, and not lose faith or hope in the daily struggle with ourselves and the world.

One who reads the book of nature reads of all nation and people. One comes to know the God of one’s heart and the God of hearts are the same, and to accept light, life and love everlasting.

Peace Profound

Rev Dr Summer Nwokie Msc.D, Ph.D, FRC.