Glimpses of God in Our Days

 

The day began Sunday morning with this beautifully painted sky. There is nothing quite as beautiful as that moment when the darkness of night gives way to the light of day. As a boy, that was my favorite aspect of camping or hunting or fishing. I never minded the early wake up call. A sight such as this would make the day worth it, no matter what else happened. A few moments of a beautiful sunrise and time with my friends were enough.

By Monday evening there were severe thunderstorms with high winds and hail in the area. In some communities, warning sirens went off in the early morning hours. This morning will be greeted with dark clouds and rainy skies. Quite the change. The cold arctic air returns soon. The winter clothes will come back out. Cars will need to be washed again. The heater will fire up. And life goes on.

We read in Hosea, “Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.” Both the beautiful sunrise and the rain are reminders of God’s presence with us. The adventure in life is to be able to, as the writer puts it, “know the Lord”. To be able to catch glimpses of God in our days, both in the beauty and in the storm, is to “know” something, to experience something, that gives meaning to all days. So, however our morning dawns, know the Lord is waiting.

Peace.