Waves. Ocean waves, specifically, are special. Recently, Roger and I were able to take a vacation in Mexico by invitation from dear friends. For a whole week I got to wake up and walk to the Pacific Ocean and sit in a chair and watch the waves roll in. Hour after hour, day after day...the familiar roll and crash and rhythm of the waves persisted.
I have some sensory sensitivity to noise. Meaning I get overwhelmed easily by noises. By day 2 of our week long vacation I was amazed with a truth that the sound of waves rolling in from the ocean is the antithesis of sensory overload. I mean, it is a sound that soothes and eases and leans into all that can be healing about sound. How did God know that would happen? Well, because God is Omnipotent and ultimate Creator....and I think He made sure that when he created us, he made a sound or two that would never get old, never disturb or annoy or irritate the central nervous system of human being...and that sound is waves. (and maybe the giggle a baby makes)
I feel so grateful and lucky that I got to be there on the beach and shut my eyes and understand what a gift it is to listen to ocean waves . God made that....for us....for me. He didn't have to. He could have created the waters of the earth to do whatever they need to do without the rhythmicity of the waves, of the tide, of the movement of water....but he did it because it connects to our humanity in a deep way.
That's how much he cares about you and me...and about all he creates. An artist and a scientist and a friend. That's what God is.
I'm not sure when I will get another chance to sit on a beach in the sun, recline and shut my eyes and feel the warmth kiss my skin, hear the waves roll in, smell the fresh breeze from the ocean and take deep, deep breaths but it's ok. I won't soon forget. The creator of it all dwells with me here and now....and I know He is happy I noticed.
