After the rain
“After the rain”, may be a way to approach this season of Advent and renewal becomes the hopeful word of the day. The clouds of darkness that sometimes drift through our lives—and even if they have brought bolts of lightning named despair—they eventually disperse. Darkness cannot prevail as long as the light of God finds its way to us. That light, announced as a bright star rising in the East, is on its way. It arrives to make sure that darkness no longer hides the beauty of creation—especially the beauty of God’s beloved children. Perhaps the word “renewal” is mistaken; perhaps “new creation” is closer to the truth. I think the Prophet Isaiah would agree, as would Mary and Joseph of Nazareth. Does it sound more fitting to you? It is all about the risk of God, to become one of us – and in so doing, how could creation simply be renewed? It must be a New Creation. In the risk of God, there is also a God-hope, that we might also become risk takers, and become one with one another. May the star shine brightly in the Eastern sky. May it guide us out of the shadows of the despair of our own making, and lead us into the sacredness of God’s hope, a new creation. May this new creation be like THE new born child.
After the rain, there is always a sense of renewal. The smell of wet earth, the clouds clinging to the mountains, and the mountains themselves showing off a fresh coat of snow. It is striking how the sun and snow seem to play a game of hide-and-seek – and they play rough. When the sun breaks through the clouds, the snow captures its light and the mountains reveal every detail; but then the clouds return, the peaks disappear and retreat once more into darkness.
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