The Scripture Readings this Sunday are:
- Psalm 19:1-6
- Psalm 148:1-6
- Jeremiah 4:23-28
Early Thoughts: Next time you are outside, look up. What do you see? What does it tell you?
The sky can reveal many things. Many of us have at least a beginning ability to predict (or at least guess) what the weather might be be looking at the sky. Some of us have developed that ability more than others.
Some of us look up at the sky to see if it is safe to go out side. Think of our smoky days this summer and remember that there are people for whom that air was not just inconvenient but dangerous. And many people used language like "apocalyptic" to describe those skies [As an aside, I have been told that one of those really bad days in the Edmonton area had air quality that was the same as a bad day in Beijing.Given that Beijing is noted for poor air quality at the best of times that is really saying something.]
Some of us look up to see if there is a plane coming in to land or taking off. Or to see if the geese are heading south (or north depending on the season)
We look for all sorts of things in the sky.
But think of the glorious hues of a sunrise or sunset. Or maybe the sun peeking out from behind a storm front. Or maybe a rainbow, or even better a fire rainbow. Or the thousands of twinkling bits of light on a clear night. OR a giant moon that makes you want to sing Sinatra
What do those images reveal?
Might they reveal God's presence? Might they push us to think beyond what we can see to the God who is within and beyond all things?
The Psalmists certainly thought so. To them the sky revealed God's presence just as much as the Torah did.
The apocalyptic passages of Scripture, those ones that talk of destruction and the "end times", often talk about the sky as well.
What does the sky reveal to you? What might it reveal next time you look up?
--Gord
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