Light behind the Storm
14 10 2009Lately I have felt like a person from a cartoon that has a little storm cloud following me around above my head. Occasionally, I’ll run and try to lose the little sucker, but it always seems to find me. There are a lot of reasons I could think of for that cloud to be around, and while those reasons seem quite small and inconsequential I still found the cloud hovering above me.
A couple of days ago I was working on some photos of storm clouds that I had shot on a recent trip to Florida. As I was making some minor adjustments in Lightroom I thought about the day I shot them and how beautiful the light was right after the storm. The rain had washed all the dust, pollen, and local pollution out of the air and the golden light made everything glow with a warmth that made my heart sing with praise.
What I’m trying to say is that we all go through some stormy times in our lives and while they may seem like they never end, the Light is ALWAYS shining behind the storms. The Light is always there waiting to break through. The rain from those storms washes the grime off us and goes down deep to strengthen our roots. The Light will eventually shine bright on you (& me!)
I have decided that despite (and, maybe, because of) the storm that is raging around me, I am not going to hole up and wait for things to clear. Instead, I am going to throw on my rain jacket and forge ahead on my Journey. When the storms clear I’ll be able to look back at the progress I made as I let the golden rays of the Light warm my soul. Come join me!
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These photos are fantastic. I have always had a great appreciation for storms, and just love these images. The light layers and contrast in the clouds look very cool. Glad to hear you are planning to weather the weather, and am looking forward to the images from next week’s journey!
It takes some of us well past our fortieth birthday to understand that God is behind every(cloud)thing and that when He blazes in radiance we cannot claim that He has not been there all along. That blindness leads to the grotesque ’sheperding’ that we give His planet. For who are we that we destroy the wonders of creation. We must do what we can to enlighten the rest of mankind.