Sign

"Signs" by Tesla

And the sign says, "Long hair freaky people need not apply"
So I put my hair under my hat and I went in to ask him, why?
He said, "You look like a fine outstanding young man, I think you'll do"
So I took off my hat I said, "Imagine that, huh me working for you"

Oh, signs, signs, everywhere there's signs
Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

And the sign says, "Anybody caught trespassing will be shot on sight"
So I jumped the fence and I yelled at the house
Eh, what gives you the right?
To put up a fence and keep me out or to keep mother nature in
If God was here He'd tell it to your face, man you're some kind of sinner

Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs
Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

Oh but say now, "Mister, can't you read?
You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can't watch, no you can't eat
You ain't supposed to be here"

And the sign says, "You gotta have a membership card
To get inside", uuh

And the sign says, "Everybody welcome, come in kneel down and pray
But then they passed around a plate at the end of it all
And I didn't have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said, "Thank you Lord for thinking about me, I'm alive and doing fine"

Signs, signs everywhere, there's signs
Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

Signs, signs everywhere, there's signs
Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

Day 22: Sign

Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz:  “Ask a sign from the Lord your God. Make it as deep as the grave[a] or as high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask; I won’t test the Lord.” Then Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Isn’t it enough for you to be tiresome for people that you are also tiresome before my God? Therefore, the Lord will give you a sign. The young woman is pregnant and is about to give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel. He will eat butter and honey, and learn to reject evil and choose good. Before the boy learns to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned. - Isaiah 7:10-16, The Message

Signs. Do you believe in them? Would we recognize a sign from God if we saw it? If God offered one to us as God did with King Ahaz?  Can you think of a time when you encountered the living God?

What are those signs of God's faithfulness that we can point to in our lives? In our churches? In our neighborhoods?  Where is God breaking into the world?

Maybe the question isn't when I "encountered the living God."  Maybe the better question asks about missing the living God.  Today's prompt brought this song to my head which has a similar meaning to yesterday's song.  I feel like Rethink Church would not be happy with my posts, but I am posting each day and kind of using the prompt each day.

Soap Nuts

How do I know if my laundry is clean?  Seriously.  Last night I received the gift of Soap Nuts.  Today I used them in my laundry, all four loads.  They seem to work.  It's an interesting concept.  I think I like them.