Sounds and Sights of Freedom

Tending God’s lovely creation

Afriend emailed about adjusting to life in a large city across several oceans from northeast Texas. He is grateful to live there, but the noises sometimes unsettle him and cause him to yearn for quiet. There, car horns blare 24/7, street vendors shout for customers’ attention, frequent calls to prayer blast from loud speakers, school children gather in stairwells and giggle, and construction equip…