Cloudy with a Chance of Awesome
I'm writing this the day after 2017 THE ECLIPSE!!!
I “eclipsed” somewhere with a lot of totality, but very little visibility. I saw the black disk only briefly.
Afterwards we drove home in torrential rain and then saw the post-eclipse sun sitting bright in the sky.
Here's the haiku I wrote to commemorate the experience:
Evening sun strong, bright! :v)
Midday sun hid from my sight. :v( Sun, I am annoyed. :v\ |
But, honestly, catching a moment of the diamond-flame disk hanging behind a veil of clouds was still, well, great. Despite the clouds, feeling a slice of night settle atop the day was still awe-inspiring.
So I’m looking forward to the eclipse of 2024 that'll cut across the continent from Mexico to Newfoundland.
Seeing something wondrous, even if I saw it weakly, has me longing for when I will be able to see it fully.
In 1st Corinthians 13 Paul speaks not of the sun and moon, but of the God beyond all time and space. You might remember the words:
So I’m looking forward to the eclipse of 2024 that'll cut across the continent from Mexico to Newfoundland.
Seeing something wondrous, even if I saw it weakly, has me longing for when I will be able to see it fully.
In 1st Corinthians 13 Paul speaks not of the sun and moon, but of the God beyond all time and space. You might remember the words:
"For now we see only a reflection; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known."
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Paul suggests the love and beauty of God we experience now is only partial, and it can whet our appetite for the whole thing.
I wonder if I live my faith like that.
I went out of my way to get a glimpse of the eclipse, and it has me looking forward to more. Do I live my faith that way? Do I chase after even blurry moments of God’s presence trusting they’ll be awesome and leave me longing for the full experience of God yet to come?
Usually not. That's a pity, but that can change.
I wonder if I live my faith like that.
I went out of my way to get a glimpse of the eclipse, and it has me looking forward to more. Do I live my faith that way? Do I chase after even blurry moments of God’s presence trusting they’ll be awesome and leave me longing for the full experience of God yet to come?
Usually not. That's a pity, but that can change.