what is it about that blue canvas stretched above our heads, almost close enough to touch, yet deep enough to lose ourselves in, scattered with a few puffy white scrunches, or stretched over with a thin haze, that place we look to just above the horizon, for the vibrant colours as our flaming torch continues its journey past our view, or the flashes of brilliance scratching across in a frenzy, or hues of blue and green dancing to the ryhthm of the night, watched in solitude by billions of tiny portals into the universe?
i don't know. if I said I did, I'd probably be just fooling myself, because really, there are not a lot of things that I know, if I'm really honest with myself. what I do know is that it's special, though -- and there is something in me that is definitely moved at the sight of the (prairie) sky -- ok, so I am biased -- the movements of grace and fury, the subtelties, and a complexity to which words or the stroke of a paintbrush could never fully do justice. As I have heard it explained before, it seems that great dome above us is simply a reflection of the Glory of the Author of glory, the One to whom all glory is rightfully due. Simply a reflection. . . After all, it only took a word and less than half a day, and the whole thing was in place. Yep, guess you could pretty much call that glory. . .
to so many of you who have also been a reflection of that Glory to me, thank you. . . I spent a much refreshing few weeks back in Canada, and it was good in many ways. It's very good to be here again. Sometimes that becomes clouded when things from "home" get close again. . . or when I lose perspective of what's most important. But the truth is that the Glory that surrounds us isn't bounded by the things or thoughts running around in my or your life or in our heads. A Glory that not only encamps around us, but longs to embrace us -- with a permeating closeness and somehow, a sense of reassurance in its vast and changeable yet continual Presence.
may that Glory capture, and consume, and captivate us, that we may, with confidence approach our God and together, continue on in the world in which His magnificent Glory is ever on display.
(I wanted to post pictures with this, but apparently I can't, so you'll have to imagine with me! ;-)
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"as we pray 'your kingdom come!' we also commit ourselves to initiate here + now approximations and anticipations of God's reign." *david bosch*
3 comments:
That’s deep...I like it.
I love day's where you can lay with your friends and just stair up at the sky. loose your thoughts and just be at ease. increase the way you look at things. like the child hood game of finding distinct shapes in the clouds that sometimes only you can see. Its peaceful.
being out in Alberta this last week has been amazing. you look over the land in the sky and you can just barely make out the shape of the mountains. its pretty, when you come back to the flat land you almost miss it. but you wonder when your there...how can something essentially so simple as the skyline in the distance be so calming and so pretty.
Glad to hear your time back in Canada was refreshing. sometimes the short amount of "down time" we have can make all the difference in everything, the much needed "breather"!
Take care of yourself Karis!
*hugz*
L,
Steph
my blogger was being lame the other day and not letting me post at all. weird...i did get some photos up of the reunion tho...okay gotta run its almost 7 and i gotta shower and leave for class. ciao
sooo good to see you, Karis! Nothing quite like that prairie sky!
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