I was doing homework with my seven year-old Mayer a few days again, teaching
him how to tell time. We were
multiplying by fives, when Mayer stopped and looked up.
Outside where I work, I had left my radio on K-LOVE;
Christian radio and Mayer could hear the music.
“I love this song,” he said, listening for a moment and then
went right back to counting out the minute hand on his worksheet.
The song Jesus In
Disguise was playing; a song about seeing those who need love, who need
help. About reaching out and doing what
He would do. That’s the way to see
Jesus. Jesus is in disguise all around
us.
And here was my son singing the lyrics to this perfect
message.
I didn’t even realize he had been listening to these songs
on the radio, let alone memorizing the lyrics, but he plays outside near me while I work.
I used to listen to talk radio, political commentary and
local news, but I found myself unenlightened.
Although I want to be informed, the bantering of one political group to
another got me no where but stressed out about things I can’t control. There’s a lot going on in the world I don’t
like and if I let myself get caught up in it I feel discouraged, but I can
control what I bring into my home. My
home is my sanctuary. My home is my
domain where I love and laugh and cry.
Listening to Christian radio has made a huge difference in my day. How happy I am it streamlines into my little
children’s minds too.
