Ears to Hear...Today's Song (and a funny video of my grandson's reaction to the snow!)

Where muffled footsteps fall

En route to find a perch

To revel in the madrigal

In nature’s perfect church...

…to listen as we should

(for time’s timing is keen)

To sermons from the winnowed wood...

That once stood, lush and green

Snow-lovers are singing winter's praises this morning!🎜🎝🎝❄❄❄

(the video doesn't pick up the excited and what I am interpreting as happy tweet-tweets😊)

other's not so much💖😂😂😂

Lord, grant us ears to hear

The melodies of life

Help us find today’s song, so dear

From orchestras run rife

In hush of morn beguiled

By rush of notes dusk quells

In darling laughter of a child (or other sounds of a child😂)

In chimes of Christmas bells

Lord, give us ears to hear

Sacred commonplace lays

That kindle in the eye a tear

And set heart-hearths ablaze

The tea, as it is poured

The click of spoons in cups

Symphonies all ears can afford

To cheer life’s downs with ups

The heave of billows borne

On time’s four-season tide

The brittle leaves in sheaves of corn

Snow-truffled countryside

Where muffled footsteps fall

En route to find a perch

To revel in the madrigal

In nature’s perfect church

…to listen as we should

(for time’s timing is keen)

To sermons from the winnowed wood

That once stood, lush and green

To treasure tenderly

The timbre of ‘hello’

Before the solemn harmony

Of final farewells flow

Lord, give us ears to hear

The cries of those in need

Your still, small Voice to counter fear

And condemn lust and greed

Lord, grant us ears to hear

Beyond the noise of strife

The tempo of love’s songs so dear

Tuning the joys of life

© Janet Martin

He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Matt.11:15