The sun beats down from on high, drying up the land and baking
up everything that it touches. Clouds
march in, heavy and dark, ominous and threatening. The thunder rolls, thick with power and the lightning
flashes to herald the approach of a storm.
I am reminded of God's power and how He is with us even as
the sun scorches and as the storm rages.
I am reminded that the storm ends and the sun returns. I am reminded that the sun is covered by
clouds as the rain returns. There is gentle
beauty and sustaining gifts with the coming of the sun and the rain. Yet the sun and the rain carry and often do
deliver hardship and pain.
I am reminded that both the storm and the sun serve a
purpose that is clear and yet not always understood. I am reminded that without the billowing
clouds, the lightning, the thunder, and the rain; that without the sun and its heat;
and that without the reciprocal cycle that comes with each that this world
would cease to exist. I am reminded that
these two immeasurable and unpredictable sources of power formed this world and
continue to shape it.
So it is with the circle of living. May we all love and support each other as we
appreciate both the gifts and the harsh realities of the sun and the rain.
Dance in the sun, sing in the rain; find shelter and give
shelter as necessary.
Happy Weekend FBF - May we find shelter in the form of
relationships with the Almighty, our family and friends in this cycle of life
and in the next as well.
<3 Always & Peace ∞
CAG 07182015
<3 Always & Peace ∞
CAG 07182015
