Wednesday, August 5, 2009

slow to anger ...

The Lord is slow to anger but great in power,
and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.
His way is in whirlwind and storm,
and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
(Nahum 1:3)

In reading the words, "whirlwind and storm" I was recalling a storm that literally blew through our neighborhood. The winds were strong enough to so blow the tree limbs that their waving registered in our motion detectors for our outside lights so on and off they would go.

Often, the presence of the LORD is biblically symbolized in quite a few ways such as wind, storm, and clouds, but there are other symbols of God's presence such as light, scent, breath, silence and stillness.

May today in the violent wind and quiet breath may I sense the presence of God. And may you as well.

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