Art's a Good Thank You Note

Ruth 4 – 1 Samuel 2

A marriage struck in heaven is destined to produce The King.   God gives a son; the happy mother writes a poem and young punk delinquents are cursed forever.  All these combine to make up our reading this morning.  We can’t cover it all so let’s stick to art.

A woman, long barren, cries out to God for a son.  God gives her a son.  The woman’s response is to write God a poem.  Art is often the best way to say anything to God and especially good when saying “Thank You."  Singing, dancing, painting, sculpture, poems and verse all give us a means to say, “Thank You!”  It’s a wonderful gift because “thank you's” are, more often than not, beyond mere words.  A poem is one of the best ways a sincere and grateful heart can write a thank you note to God.

The porch is a universe

And what does it hold?

Night begins to confess dawn

And rain presents it clean.

Squirrels trace bouncing lines

From one tree top to another

And birds fill the woods

With songs long remembered

Let him who has ears to hear

HEAR

For the song this a.m. is

God Loves You.