Isaiah 24:14 -- On Voices in the Midst of Destruction

"They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea."
Isaiah 24:14 I like this bit of joy in the midst of darkness. Three verses before this, it tells us that "all joy is darkened" and four verses after it talks about the earth being broken down and "clean dissolved" ... both of which are individually terrifying for anyone who wants to live here. :) But in the middle is this little verse about the isles of the sea, and singing for the majesty of the Lord. It reminds me of third Nephi a little, with all the destruction and noise and darkness, but then in the middle of it all, a voice. God calling to his people. This is the other way around. God's creations calling to him. I think the idea of connection is the same though. Let's keep looking for the Lord in our lives, in times of darkness and times of light, and we will find him, reaching out to us as well.