Tim's Topics: Being A Rainbow In Someone Else's Cloud

Tim's Topics: Being A Rainbow In Someone Else's Cloud: In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. ...

Being A Rainbow In Someone Else's Cloud

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 

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 19^th 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.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nYXFletWH4

This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us Rejoice and Be Rainbows in it.

Pastor Tim.