Did you hear the bells? The beautiful pealing of church bells in the steeple of St Peters' Catholic Church down the street. They sound so idyllic and beautiful, and I wonder why they are ringing.
In the olden days, the church bells meant much more than they do today. Their chimes would ring out in the noonday sun, setting the musical score for the choreography that is life. The birds flying in the brilliantly blue sky, the clouds white and fluffy, the sun shining brightly, all of the life that is going on around us this very minute. How we are all connected, all of us, and the bells chiming at this hour is an experience we all share. Our ears are all attuned to the sound of church bells ringing their magnificant song.
Could it be that two people in love are getting married and the bells are ringing in celebration of their joyfulness! Or perhaps there has been a funeral, and the bells signal a departure from this life, someone is crossing over and the bells see them safely on their way....as when a ships' horn blows as it leaves the harbor. Or perhaps a local sailor has just returned from a war on foreign shores and the bells are ringing a welcoming home to our native son. Maybe someone's just been baptized, and the bells declare that a new soul has joined our community, and has been given a name...the bells call out that name with every "ding, dong, ding, dong."
Or perhaps, it's just noon, and we are being alerted to the idea that our day is almost half over, and what have you to show for it?
Will the bell ring for you and me one day? Is it ringing now? I think I hear the bells telling me to wake up, and be present in this moment, for this is the day that the Lord has made, so let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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