Be Still

The current extreme heat, humidity, and thunderstorms reminded me of something. 
When we were children, we played in the rain, but when the thunder and lightning came, we had another practice.  We all sat down in the living room and we were quiet for as long as the storm raged.  The television, radio, iron,  and other appliances were turned off.  Some adults would not talk on the phone during a thunderstorm.  I do not know if this was only a southern tradition, but my friends whose parents migrated here from down south say  they also got inside and  remained quiet and still during thunderstorms.  I seem to remember the adults saying, "Be still and be quiet.  God is talking."  It was a matter of being respectful of God and His power.  That  is actually a sound concept.
It is interesting the things we remember.
Take care,
Sylvia