"Creation Sings" Series 2021
“Creation Sings” Series Overview
The world is singing! Did you know that sperm whales sing through their noses? Or that meadowlarks have a range of three hundred notes? Even earthworms make faint staccato sounds. Physicist-musician Arnold Sommerfeld notes that a hydrogen atom emits more frequencies than a grand piano. Science writer Lewis Thomas muses: “If we had better hearing, and could discern the descants of sea birds, the rhythmic tympani of schools of mollusks, or even the distant harmonics of midges hanging over meadows in the sun, the combined sound might lift us off our feet” (The Lives of Cells, 21). Through our “Creation Sings” series, we will explore the glorious music of God’s wondrous creation and open our hearts to the delightful harmony all around us. As the prophet Isaiah perceived it: “All the earth is filled with God’s glory!” (Isaiah 6:2).
September 5
CICADAS:
The
whirring, whining chant of cicadas fills the warm summer air. Sometimes their droning drowns out everything
else. In Psalm 148, the psalmist
invites the whole creation to join in praising God the Creator. How do cicadas make you feel?
September
12
WHALES: Whale songs
sound ethereal and otherworldly. In Psalm 104:1,
10-13, 24-30, 33-35,
the psalmist imagines “Leviathan” the giants of the deep, playing in the vast
expanse of the ocean. The playfulness of
whales is a way of blessing God with their whole being. When have you encountered whales?
September 19
FROGS: Frogs croak at night to locate one another
and attract partners. At night, their multitude of songs fill the air. In Psalm 46, the psalmist invites us to listen and see the works of
God. Have you ever seen a frog clinging to a window?
September
26
BIRDS: Songbirds use their voices to signal danger, locate other individuals, or synchronize flight as a flock. A male Marsh Wren might develop a repertoire of as many as 100 songs to hold his territory and attract mates. In Psalm 96, the psalmist urges us to sing a variety of songs to celebrate all of God’s good works. What is your favorite songbird?
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