Following a Cloud

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Help! We’ve fallen and we can’t get out of this war-trap!

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you “thank you” today?
Have I expressed my joy to you today for the amazing experience of life?
Have I prayed to you today for the people and causes I’d like to help?
Have I told you today that I love you?
It’s true. I do.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Mom always had to be special. Being married to a carpenter just wasn’t good enough for her.”

[Hmm… Nope, He didn’t say that.]

D. Blog: Following a Cloud

According to scripture, the Hebrews, after escaping slavery in Egypt, were led by a cloud in their wandering in the wilderness. I guess that could explain why it took 40 years for them to reach their land of promise. As I observe clouds, I think they would make unpredictable and erratic guides.

On the other hand, I can see how people might find them so attractive and varying as to want to devote 40 years to watching them. Or, perhaps clouds are so rare in that part of the world that the novelty made them follow…

Clouds as rarity raises other possibilities for interpretation/consideration. What of a need for rain then? Follow the cloud in hopes of water, a place where rain occurs? And, does cloud then become a symbol of hope rather than of trouble? By all means, let there be clouds in our lives to bring that which nourishes and guides us, that which removes the drought of spirit in our land…