“God and Weather of All Kinds”
DTEB, “God and Weather of All Kinds”
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Yesterday dawned warm and clear. There was a beautiful sunrise just as I came out of the church where my Tuesday morning twelve-step group meets. A few lovely pink clouds were scudding along the sky, but down below it was very still. It was a wonderful, holy moment. I stood still and knew that God is God.
The day ended with clouds, wind, and plummeting temperatures.
My emotions, like the weather, can change very quickly. In fact, my emotions often change with the weather. I was a bit down in the windy and cold late afternoon. In fact, I probably had Sensory Affective Disorder before it became popular, probably before it even had a name.
But perhaps there is a glory in clouds and cold howling wind as well. An ancient psalm indicates that at least one person sensed this.
“Psa. 148:7 Praise the LORD from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy wind fulfilling his word!” (English Standard Version)
Perhaps everything praises God. The psalmist says that even the wrath of man praises God (Psalm 76:10). Perhaps I just don’t have the ears to hear those praises. Fortunately, God does.
God’s “Godness” and God’s goodness are not dependent on either the external weather or my own internal weather. I need to recognize and celebrate this.
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