Red Sky At Night

"Red sky at night, shepherds' delight, red sky in morning, shepherds' warning!"

Before the more precise meteorology that we today take for granted, people still got pretty good at forecasting the weather! Certain features of the sky lent themselves to memorable weather patterns in the minds of observant onlookers.

We pay attention to what we want. Jesus was a (very!) patient person, but was at least borderline indignant with people's ability to focus and discern weather patterns, while closing their eyes to signs in society that humankind is spiralling downwards, morally, and this descent is marked by strife, greed, hate, slander, neglect of the vulnerable, disrespectfulness, obscenity, and indignities suffered - from homelessness to statelessness.

How can you be an expert in predicting rain and an amateur at predicting judgment?

"Men are without excuse since what may be known about God is plain to them, since God has made it plain, being understood from what has been made." The power, coherence, design and goodness of creation, including humankind, is fully evident, unless one chooses to view life through the lens of cynicism, in which case one might as well choose a hall of distorted mirrors to reside in with family and friends. The effect is the same.

How we view God determines how we view life. And what we prioritise.

God is good. Don't miss him.