--THUNDER And LIGHTNING~~

'The voice of the
LORD strikes with
flashes of lightning.'
-(Psalm 29:7)

--MANY YEARS AGO a friend and I were fishing a series of beaver ponds when it started to rain. We took cover under a nearby grove of quaking aspen, but the rain continued to fall. So we decided to call it a day and run for the truck. I had just opened the door when lightning struck the aspen grove with a thunderous fireball that stripped leaves and bark off the trees, leaving a few limbs smoldering. And then there was silence.

We were shaken and awed.
Lightning flashes and thunder rolls across our Idaho valley. I love it--despite my close call. I love the raw power. Voltage! Percussion! Shock and awe! The earth and everything in it trembles and shakes. And then there is peace.

I love lightning and thunder primarily because they are symbols of God's voice (JOB 37:4), speaking with stupendous, irresistible power through His Word. "The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning...The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace" (PS. 29:7, 11). He gives strength to endure, to be patient, to be kind, to sit quietly, to get up and go, to do nothing at all.

--May the God of peace be with you always.~~

--FAITH CONNECTS OUR WEAKNESS TO GOD'S STRENGTH. ~
--ODB/DR / --'LoveCollide' - / "Storms"~~
[Sisters Lauren and Brooke Deleary are the group, 'LoveCollide']<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-WVZXLZTqs>
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