Two days before Rosh Hashanah or the Feast of Trumpets began, I had an interesting encounter with the Lord. It was in the early morning hours and I was in that place between sleeping and waking when I heard the words to an old folksong in my head. Songs are a common way that God speaks to me, but this was very unusual as I normally hear words to worship songs or hymns. This is what I began to hear that morning: "Can't you hear the whistle blowing? Rise up so early in the mor