And At Sunset …
Saturday, June 17, 2023
The Sun Sets,
Through the Smoke From Wildfires.
Psalm 50:1
A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty one, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Luke 17:20-21
Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, ‘The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, “Look, here it is!” or “There it is!” For, in fact, the kingdom of God is among you.’
Words of Grace For Today
The sun rises.
The sun sets.
Life on earth goes on (for some of us, but for many not!)
Climate change, and other troubling developments, lead us easily to say we are seeing the end of all time, the Apocalypse, the Parousia.
Yes, climate change is human created destruction of the environment that sustains life on earth, at a rate never seen or heard of before.
But this is not a sign of the end of time. It may well be the end of life on earth as we know it. Already the severe weather of last year has become the norm for this, and it scares any sensible person about what the future may bring, for it will get much, much worse!
Even in this time, with crises of wildfires and pervasive smoke across Canada, Jesus is already with us.
Jesus is already with us.
Jesus is here, with us, suffering with us, celebrating with us, and showing us how to care for each other, the earth, our environment,
and pointing us to the mercy and grace of God which will give us renewed life each day, in such bounty that we can share it just as bountifully with everyone.
The sun rises.
The sun sets.
And God makes it so, also mercifully giving us new life as the sun rises and as the sun sets.