Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Like the bow in a cloud on a rainy day, such was the appearance of the splendor all round. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.”
NL Daily Devotion for Tuesday, December 7, 2021
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
Rainbows are cool. Beautiful. Luminous. Arresting. What better appearance of the likeness of the glory of God? We know how actual rainbows work, and we’ve seen so many pictures of them, we probably don’t think they’re all that cool. But then when we see on in person…well, I can speak for myself, I guess. When I see one in person, I’m fixated, stunned by the ethereal beauty. I’ll stand there and stare as long as I can, snap pictures even though I know they’ll never do the real thing justice.
What a great reminder to me about the likeness of the glory of God in my own life? I write about God all the time, I’m active in my worship community, I talk theology for fun. In fact, I’m so immersed in it, it’s easy to overintellectualize and even become desensitized to it. But then there are those moments, breathtaking, moving, like seeing a rainbow in person, when God’s presence in my life overwhelms and inspires me, and I am grateful all over again for all that God is and does in my life.
How would I describe the likeness of the glory of God?
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