Lullabies
come around three times in the course of a lifetime.When we are babies,
if we are fortunate, we hear them sung to us by our parents. When we are
parents, if we are wise, we sing them to our babies. Then when we are grandparents,
if we are especially blessed, we have that last wonderful chance to sing
them again as we gaze into a little face, bits and pieces of which remind
us of all our loved ones.
Beyond their covert
purpose of coercing an infant to sleep, lullabies are songs we sing to
show the love we have for our children, to show them our concern and to
simply let them know we are there with them in this dark and fallen situation.
Lullabies can be
simple didactic songs wherein we teach our infants with the rhythms and
sounds of Scripture. They can also be blesssings wherein we plant
the seeds of dreams, dreams which never completely leave them.
Lullabies are also
songs we sing to ourselves. They reinforce the love which abides sometimes
too deep within our hearts. They are tools to bring it to the surface.
They remind us of our protective and comforting roles as parents. They
are artful ways of loving our children. |
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