My Mother Smiled and Said…

…then the LORD pressed his finger over your lips and said ‘shush ”

…and when she finished the story, she  pressed her index finger over my upper lip and said, “Shush.”

I never did ask why God would have done that and I don’t recall my mother ever having told me why. I was nine years old.  It made sense; I could feel the depression.

It was only  later when I revisited this memory did I realize that the metaphoric foundations of the ‘shush’ had evolved into something quite remarkable.

I think I know why God sealed my lips… and He had his reasons.