On the way home (on Wednesday), I was blessed to see a rainbow across the sky, thanks to a colleague who pointed it out to me. I remembered the Word in Genesis that God gave us: He watches over us, and the sign He gives to remind us of that promise is a rainbow.
"I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. As the bow appears in the clouds, I will see it and recall the everlasting covenant that I have established [with] all living beings - all mortal creatures that are on earth ... This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all mortal creatures that are on earth." - Gn 9:13,16-17, NAB
We don't get to see rainbows as often as we see clouds. Perhaps it's God's way of telling us that while it is always easier to see ourselves suffering and easier to see the problems, it is only His love that makes everything worthwhile.
During Lent, we commemorate Jesus' own confrontation with the Devil. Led by the Spirit to walk with Him into the desert, we too will confront the devil who works hard to question our identiy and purpose. As we fast, abstain, give alms, confess and repent, we will go through some form of suffering. And while we go through this death to self, it will become important to see the meaning behind it all, to see the rainbow in the midst of all the clouds.
When we see a rainbow, it is His purposeful and willing sign and reminder of His everlasting love for us. As we approach the fifth day of our Lenten journey, let's remember not to do anything other than out of love and desire for Him.
Let's give thanks to a truly mighty God for choosing such an appropriate time (Ash Wednesday and the start of Quadragesima 2009) to remind us of why we desire to die to ourselves.
May we remember Him always, and may we remember that He remembers us.
During Lent, we commemorate Jesus' own confrontation with the Devil. Led by the Spirit to walk with Him into the desert, we too will confront the devil who works hard to question our identiy and purpose. As we fast, abstain, give alms, confess and repent, we will go through some form of suffering. And while we go through this death to self, it will become important to see the meaning behind it all, to see the rainbow in the midst of all the clouds.
When we see a rainbow, it is His purposeful and willing sign and reminder of His everlasting love for us. As we approach the fifth day of our Lenten journey, let's remember not to do anything other than out of love and desire for Him.
Let's give thanks to a truly mighty God for choosing such an appropriate time (Ash Wednesday and the start of Quadragesima 2009) to remind us of why we desire to die to ourselves.
May we remember Him always, and may we remember that He remembers us.
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