As I sit in my office today, it is raining heavily outside. As the local Police Chaplain, I have the police frequency going on the scanner in my office. As I sit and work in the office, I am hearing our local law enforcement professionals responding to auto accidents that have been caused by the heavy rain storm.
I often think about those such as our
emergency professionals that often respond to people’s darkest moments, whether
it be a fender bender traffic accident or a situation in which injury or loss
of life have occurred.
Today while on the computer I saw beautiful words that
had been written and spoken by:
Dr. Maya Angelou.
Dr. Angelou shares a 19th
Century African American song that states
“when it looks like the sun is never
going to shine again, God put a
rainbow in the clouds.”
From this song came her
beautiful words. “Be A Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud”.
She goes on to state that she has had
so many rainbows in her clouds, and that wherever she goes and whatever she
does she brings those who have been kind to her, with her. These rainbows of
course come with her and appear in her heart, her mind and her soul.
Dr. Maya Angelou’s
words spoke of such wisdom, power, and grace. Her words so powerful that they still speak today. She
asked the people: “Have you been a rainbow in someone’s cloud?" Her call is for
all of us that share this earth together to be a blessing to one, or a blessing
to many, but be a blessing.
The text from Matthew
5:16 refers to the light of God that shines within us as to let others see God. Whether it be in their darkest moments or brightest moments. When we
shine the light of God, it is bright enough to break through the light of day,
just as it is bright enough to shine His light on the darkest night.
Being a rainbow in
someone else’s cloud is truly when the brilliance of our Heavenly Father is
truly seen. When we are there for others, they can see all the beautiful colors
of God’s rainbow as well as the beautiful light that shines. This is called
love, because whenever one sees a rainbow they can testify that the storm is
over.
My prayer for you today
is that you be in the same spirit as those that go out to be God’s rainbow’s in others clouds. Whatever Nationality, Sexuality, Economic Level, Friend or Foe, be
the rainbow that God’s desires of us and that others so truly need in this
world.
Attached to this blog
post is the YouTube Link to Dr. Angelou’s video on being a rainbow in someone’s
cloud.
This is the day that
the Lord has made. Let us Rejoice and Be Rainbows in it.
Pastor Tim.
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