There’s been a lot of talk these past few days as people wait for the eclipse. Some three hours before, I took a photo of the Sun. Seemed really bright bouncing off my windshield. Decided to get a direct view. Snapped it without looking through the lens.
Scripture seems to bring wary notes about the darkness of the Sun and Moon. Joel and Ezekiel and Matthew all have some focus on this. Can be scary, especially for those millions of us in the U-S in or near the direct path of the Moon covering the Sun.
A college buddy asked me over the weekend whether I thought it signaled the “end was near.” “No,” I answered, but added Matthew 25:13: “ You know neither the day nor the hour.”
Reading this before…or after…the eclipse? In either case, let me leave you with this:
“God said, ‘Let there be lights in the vault of heaven to divide day from night and let them indicate festivals, days and years. Let them be lights in the vault of heaven to shine on the earth.’” Genesis 1:14 (Jerusalem Bible.)
Peace,
Deacon Tom
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