{"id":105,"date":"2016-08-15T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/?p=105"},"modified":"2016-04-16T20:32:13","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T19:32:13","slug":"beautiful-tune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/beautiful-tune\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Tune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes I just stop and listen. I might be in a cafe, picking up children from school, or walking down the street. It is an extraordinary thing to dwell for a moment on the sounds that surround us – the chatter of voices, scrapes and scratches from chairs and cutlery, the hum of appliances or the buzz of traffic.\u00a0 I wonder how God must feel when from this collage of sounds he hears us address him?<\/p>\n

“Father” – a silent prayer amidst a social gathering.<\/p>\n

“God it’s me” from behind the desk in a classroom.<\/p>\n

“Jesus I love you” – grace filled singing heard above the cacophony of city life.<\/p>\n

“Help me” – a fleeting thought within a workplace.<\/p>\n

The sound of beautiful heart cries rising from a fallen world.<\/p>\n

At times when I find I’m once again bewildered, confused by all around me I will try to listen for birdsong. Sometimes I find I can tune into their songs, and I sit and wonder. How is it that they sing so sweetly? These thoughts lead me home. Home to a creative Father, home to love reigning, home to the beautiful music which resounds from creation. “Lord, may this birdsong in my life take centre stage. May I tune into the kingdom of heaven more and more each day.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes I just stop and listen. I might be in a cafe, picking up children from school, or walking down the street. It is an extraordinary thing to dwell for a moment on the sounds that surround us – the chatter of voices, scrapes and scratches from chairs and cutlery, the hum of appliances or Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6,13],"tags":[3,14],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prayer","category-reflections","tag-prayer","tag-reflection"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MG_yellowthroat_warbler_600.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bKxI-1H","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":515,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/short-evening-prayer\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":0},"title":"Short Evening Prayer","date":"August 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes life can feel exhausting by the time evening arrives! With the fading light and a jumble of experiences to sift through from the day we can often feel fatigued, tired, even overwhelmed. It can be easy to block out all these thoughts with a good book or a T.V.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Films"","img":{"alt_text":"Woman walking through a field","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Evening_Prayer_Blog.jpg?fit=600%2C337&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":815,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/prayer-for-pentecost-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":1},"title":"Prayer for Pentecost 2020","date":"May 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"It is so important to nurture the presence of God\u2019s Spirit within us.\u00a0 The Holy Spirit is our comforter, the one who wraps wings of protection around us when we are vulnerable. He is our teacher, illuminating truth so that we can see and understand his beautiful ways. And He\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Films"","img":{"alt_text":"Sailing Boat on the oceans","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Journeyingfull_1024.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":621,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/prayer-for-youth\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":2},"title":"Prayer for Youth","date":"April 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"When I look back on my own \u201cyouth years\u201d I realise now what an extraordinarily difficult period it was \u2013 the explosion of hormones, the pressure to be in the \u201cin\u201d crowd, the stresses and expectations placed upon you \u2013 it all seemed to come together at the same time!\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Films"","img":{"alt_text":"Young person jogging wearing a hoodie","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Prayer_For_Youth_600.jpg?fit=600%2C337&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":496,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/early-morning-prayer\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":3},"title":"Early Morning Prayer","date":"June 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Worship is intrinsic to our wellbeing. It creates a sense of peace in us as we recognise that all the love and beauty in the world has its source in God. When we wonder at the intricate life and order within nature it allows us to relax and know that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Films"","img":{"alt_text":"man in the sea","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Early_Morning_Prayer_Sea_800.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":643,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/prayer-for-safe-travel\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":4},"title":"Prayer for Safe Travel","date":"July 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"At this time of year most of us will be planning a trip away or waving friends and family off as they go on their holidays. Travel can be both exciting and unnerving! I have friends who love travelling. The excitement of new horizons, adventure and discovery propel them forwards,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Films"","img":{"alt_text":"Beautiful valley with road running down the middle","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prayer_For_Safe_Travel_Blog_800.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":414,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/a-beautiful-prayer\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":5},"title":"A Beautiful Prayer","date":"November 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I think one of our deepest longings as humans is to know that there is a purpose for our lives, that we have a role to play in this world. Thankfully as Christians we can be certain that life isn\u2019t just a random series of events. God the creator of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Films"","img":{"alt_text":"Beautiful Tree Branches hanging low down","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prayer_of_St_Richard_600.jpg?fit=600%2C337&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}