The language of the Creator

Have you ever heard the phrase, "I wonder as I wander"?  This describes me pretty well.  I've always wondered odd things and I'm definitely a wanderer by nature. I once asked my Dad, when I was about 4 or 5, if bugs got scared before you stepped on them.  I find myself daydreaming as I drive, wondering where all the different cars are going and the stories of the people inside them.  This particular thought occured to me when my cousin Sheree and I were on our way to get our hair done on the morning of her wedding day.  As I rode along, other cars whizzed around us.  I remember thinking, "I wonder if anyone else knows that this is her wedding day; that her beautiful white dress is laid out carefully in the backseat, waiting to be worn on one of the most important days of her life."  From here I moved on to wondering about the other people driving around.  Were they too, headed to a wedding?  Or maybe to a funeral?  Perhaps they were visiting a family member in the hospital or a loved one struggling with addiction.  Maybe they were geting ready for a party or just running errands.  The truth is you never really know what's going on with someone else unless you stop and pay attention.

The story and wonder of Santa Claus has always fascinated me. I found myself thinking this year that the jolly fellow must speak and understand a ton of different languages in order to deliver the right gifts to (almost) every kid on the planet.  That led me to thinking about the other, eternally more important immortal being, the one that encompasses most of my thoughts:  God.

I found myself wondering:

What language does God speak?

It's an interesting concept, if you think about it.  Obviously, God is ultimately the author of every language in existence by creating people and then scattering them across the globe (tower of Babel). Jesus spoke Aramaic, Hebrew, and probably Greek. But what language was the original?  What language did God use to speak the heavens and earth into existence? What language did he use to converse with Adam?  What language do infants have thoughts in, before they are verbal?  How did Helen Keller know who God was, before she learned communication?  When she was told about God, she said that she already knew who he was, she just didn't know his name. When in wondering mode, I often look to Scripture for guidance. Romans 8:26 says this:

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express."

This suggests to me that there is another language, an original language, and it's a language without words.  It is the language of the heart, the language of love, the language of grace and forgiveness.

So, can we still speak this language?  Does growing up and learning grammar and rules and exceptions get in the way of our true "native tongue"?  Do we use our own human language and understanding to put God in a box so that we can "handle" him?

This is why I am open to the idea on contemplative prayer.  I think that when we can quiet our own voice and mental noise and just listen, we might be surprised as to what we can hear from God.
What do you think?  What language does God speak?

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