Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.

In the time it takes to get to work.

I'm Jeff Parrott.

Back in 2012, entrepreneurs in the music and tech industries changed the way people think

about experiencing sound. They had this idea that started

with a question, what would it be like to turn sound into visual art? What if there is a way to not

simply hear a sound with our ears, but see it with our eyes. This idea led to the creation of soundwave art,

a company that captures the audible form of sound waves and turns it into a visual representation

of sound waves. Soundwave art can take anything from a song to a heartbeat or a voice and place the sound

waves of the audio onto a permanent visual artifact like canvas or jewelry.

What's more, people with smartphones can scan the visual sound waves and experience the original

audio or video message again.

In fact, people tend to even make this really personal.

People will often create a piece of soundwave art using an audio recording of a lost loved one,

making it possible to see and hear their voice even after they're gone. There's something deep within us that longs

to encounter the voice of someone we love, not just hearing it, but even seeing it. Here's the point.

There's a powerful connection created when we encounter someone's voice and we want to hold

onto it. I mean, why is it that people

are so enchanted with the idea of capturing and seeing and re-experiencing the sound of a loved

one's voice? Perhaps it's because the voice of someone who loves us cuts through so much of the noise of the world and connects with us in a way that nothing else can.

We can't help but long for the voice of someone who loves us.

It's true when we hear the soothing sound of a mother or father in the womb.

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