Chorus Magnus Concert of Crickets Robert Schaetzle
“Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you” 1 Peter 5:7 RSV.
One evening awhile back as I lay in bed with the window open I was being put to rest by our Lord’s choral madrigal from crickets. These crickets presented a tranquil choral selection of stridulation designed by God.
For crickets to perform their Chorus Magnus concert; there is a stridulatory organ located on their forewing. The sounds are emitted when the leathery forewing rubs on the more delicate hind wings, being scraped against each other produce a composition of three different kinds of sounds in their repertoire of music.
Consider when Beethoven would walk the Vienna woods listening to the beautiful sounds of nature before he lost his hearing. This inspired him to write his 6th symphony. Even Mendelssohn was inspired by his Midsummer Night’s Dream of Hebrides Overture.
Listening to these busy little creatures in the late evening hours I was being serenaded off to sleep. Thanking God for His presence and wonderful resourcefulness to help me let go of the days demands. These little creatures made me more aware of God’s beautiful creation.
Learning to cast all my anxieties on Him by way of listening to the concert of crickets that warm summer night, I heard a beautiful Chorus Magnus Concert. I don’t know in what key they were playing, but I did come to recognize the presence of God’s love, and this special assignment to help take away the burdens of the hour. ‘Thank You, Father.’
Robert Lives in Sunnyvale, CA serving in a Sharing and Caring ministry. Contact | 
