Listen, He Speaks

The ocean seems always the same,

Wild birds dance on its shore,
And every wave that rushes in
Looks like the one before.
 
And yet each wave, each dancing bird
Was formed by God’s own hand,
And each one answers when He calls
In words they understand.
 
So is it with the simple things
That teem upon the earth,
And so is it with each of us,
Known to Him before birth.
 
There are no secrets we have kept
That He did not know first.
Yet still He wants what’s best for us,
Though we may fear the worst.
 
So listen, like each rushing wave,
Be joyful, like each bird,
For God is speaking to us all,
Though we may not have heard.
 
Joshua 3:9
Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God.