"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you."
My mother taught me this verse, as a song, when I was a child. I would sing it in Old English using the words ye and shall, in the car, in the bath, in the backyard, it didn't matter where I was or who heard me. Over the years my voice grew quiet and I became aware that people might hear me, and eventually I stopped singing all together. A gift of a voice, unused, became silent.
This morning in my quiet time, which honestly as of late has become increasingly sporadic, God reminded me of my childhood lullaby. As I contemplated the words I was reminded why they were so special to me, when God comes first everything else falls into place. As I sat in quiet reflection and thanked God for bringing back this childhood memory, I sang, a voice no longer silent.
