11-12 They will not be silent; they will
TALK
of the grandeur of Your kingdom
&
CELEBRATE
the wonder of Your power until
everyone on earth who has ears to hear knows Your
valiant acts
& the splendor of Your kingdom. (Voice)
Disaster, calamity, upheaval, tragedy, ruin…
Yes, the media knows how to talk and not be silent… Sadly their theme is catastrophe upon catastrophe!
A few days ago as I was reading an article in a magazine given to me by a friend I came upon the most incredible word: Eucatastrophe. It is a term coined by the great writer of “Lord of the Rings”, J.R.R. Tolkien. This word came from joining together a Greek word meaning “destruction” preceded by the Greek word for “good”.
He defines it as “The sudden happy turn in a story which pierces you with a joy that brings tears…” Tolkien further states that, “…this is indeed how things really do work in the Great World for which our nature is made...”
In God’s kingdom it’s always good news! What looks like disaster, calamity, upheaval, tragedy, ruin is transformed…in His hands catastrophe becomes eucatastrophe!
I received the following comment on this weeks blog via email. It was attributed to "unknown", however it was such a beautiful picture I wanted to pass it on. Thank-you mystery contributor...
ReplyDeleteI was outside reading God's word in Mt Charleston and out of a complete calm a wind came whirling through the pine trees bringing with it a cool breeze and I looked up to see the nearby Quaking Aspen trees clapping their hands applauding God's majesty and God's voice called out from His creation with a sound that no human could make! Yes all of his creation CELEBRATE Him! Note: The odd name of the "Quaking" Aspen trees in Mt Charleston come from the fact that its leaves will tremble in even the slightest breeze!
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo drawn to Psalm 145! Starting each day with Psalm 145 gives you a Grateful heart!!
ReplyDeleteSally F (just starting to Blog....I'm out in blogosphere ..... love what I am discovering)
You make me smile, Sally. Psalm 145 is a great way to begin and end the day! If it's the last thing I think of at night...it's usually the first thing on my mind in the morning.
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