Imagine life without mobile phones, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth devices, or microwave ovens. Thatโs the way it is in the little town of Green Bank, West Virginia, known as โthe quietest town in America.โ Itโs also the location of the Green Bank Observatory, the worldโs largest steerable radio telescope. The telescope needs โquietโ to โlistenโ to naturally occurring radio waves emitted by the movement of pulsars and galaxies in deep space. It has a surface area larger than a football field and stands in the center of the National Radio Quiet Zone, a 13,000-square-mile area established to prevent electronic interference to the telescopeโs extreme sensitivity.
This intentional quiet enables scientists to hear โthe music of the spheres.โ It also reminds me of our need to quiet ourselves enough to listen to the One who created the universe. God communicated to a wayward and distracted people through the prophet Isaiah, โGive ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with youโ (Isaiah 55:3). God promises His faithful love to all who will seek Him and turn to Him for forgiveness.
We listen intentionally to God by turning from our distractions to meet Him in Scripture and in prayer. God isnโt distant. He longs for us to make time for Him so He can be the priority of our daily lives and then for eternity.
- James Banks | Our Daily Bread | October 18, 2020
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