Images (Clouds)
And the high priest answered and said unto him,
I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us
whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Jesus saith unto him,
Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you,
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man
sitting on the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
And the high priest answered and said unto him,
I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us
whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Jesus saith unto him,
Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you,
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man
sitting on the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
And the high priest answered and
said unto him, I adjure thee by the
living God, that thou tell us whether
thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said:
nevertheless I say unto you,
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man
sitting on the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
— Matthew 26:63-64 KJV —
Cotton candy floats across a pale blue firmament
Sheep and lobsters ride the wind, morphing and nascent
Gilt-rimmed flowers bloom in a horizon arrangement
Spaceships hover, monitor earth with near-covert movement
Streaks and layers, waves and blankets, mists and shrouds silent
Whites, grays, blacks, reds, yellows, blues, in dark and bright raiment
Covers, signs, shapes, life-rains, storms: perceived embodiment
Hope and fear and growth and loss in humid wonderment
May we give our hearts to Him whose clouds give testament
of His might and goodness and life-trials heaven-sent,
so that our compassion, love, and wisdom may augment
as we ready all the world for His Second Advent,
clouds of glory crowning His millennial commencement
Cotton candy floats across a pale blue firmament
Sheep and lobsters ride the wind, morphing and nascent
Gilt-rimmed flowers bloom in a horizon arrangement
Spaceships hover, monitor earth with near-covert movement
Streaks and layers, waves and blankets,
mists and shrouds silent
Whites, grays, blacks, reds, yellows, blues,
in dark and bright raiment
Covers, signs, shapes, life-rains, storms:
perceived embodiment
Hope and fear and growth and loss
in humid wonderment
May we give our hearts to Him whose clouds give testament
of His might and goodness and life-trials heaven-sent,
so that our compassion, love, and wisdom may augment
as we ready all the world for His Second Advent,
clouds of glory crowning His millennial commencement
Cotton candy floats across
a pale blue firmament
Sheep and lobsters ride the wind,
morphing and nascent
Gilt-rimmed flowers bloom in
a horizon arrangement
Spaceships hover, monitor earth
with near-covert movement
Streaks and layers, waves and
blankets, mists and shrouds silent
Whites, grays, blacks, reds, yellows,
blues, in dark and bright raiment
Covers, signs, shapes, life-rains,
storms: perceived embodiment
Hope and fear and growth and loss
in humid wonderment
May we give our hearts to Him
whose clouds give testament
of His might and goodness
and life-trials heaven-sent,
so that our compassion, love,
and wisdom may augment
as we ready all the world
for His Second Advent,
clouds of glory crowning
His millennial commencement
~
Clouds invoke wonder in us. We take countless images of them, while spanning a wide range of emotions from rejoicing in the infinite variety of gigantic and ever-changing shapes in the sky to fearing the awesome forces of a dark thunderstorm or worse. We forecast weather based on them, plan our travel and outdoor lives around them, see signs and portents in them, pray for life-giving rain to fall from them, and dream of flying above them. We also use them as synonymns for when life gets hard and we cannot see either the sun or the way through.
Yet for all their wonder and mystery, we often forget that the Lord planned clouds for these very reasons—to rain down water upon our thirsty earth; to provide beauty in the sky and invoke our awe; and to remind us there is always sun on the other side, even in our darkest, most cloud-covered hours.
And as we learn in the poem Footsteps, it is during such cloud-covered times when the Lord most often carries us.
Please enjoy the images below of clouds and fog—interesting to me for their variety, formation, setting, and/or simplicity—in and around the Malangen and Balsfjord areas of Northern Norway.
Clouds invoke wonder in us. We take countless images of them, while spanning a wide range of emotions from rejoicing in the infinite variety of gigantic and ever-changing shapes in the sky to fearing the awesome forces of a dark thunderstorm or worse. We forecast weather based on them, plan our travel and outdoor lives around them, see signs and portents in them, pray for life-giving rain to fall from them, and dream of flying above them. We also use them as synonymns for when life gets hard and we cannot see either the sun or the way through.
Yet for all their wonder and mystery, we often forget that the Lord planned clouds for these very reasons—to rain down water upon our thirsty earth; to provide beauty in the sky and invoke our awe; and to remind us there is always sun on the other side, even in our darkest, most cloud-covered hours.
And as we learn in the poem Footsteps, it is during such cloud-covered times when the Lord most often carries us.
Please enjoy the images below of clouds and fog—interesting to me for their variety, formation, setting, and/or simplicity—in and around the Malangen and Balsfjord areas of Northern Norway.
Clouds invoke wonder in us. We take countless images of them, while spanning a wide range of emotions from rejoicing in the infinite variety of gigantic and ever-changing shapes in the sky to fearing the awesome forces of a dark thunderstorm or worse. We forecast weather based on them, plan our travel and outdoor lives around them, see signs and portents in them, pray for life-giving rain to fall from them, and dream of flying above them. We also use them as synonymns for when life gets hard and we cannot see either the sun or the way through.
Yet for all their wonder and mystery, we often forget that the Lord planned clouds for these very reasons—to rain down water upon our thirsty earth; to provide beauty in the sky and invoke our awe; and to remind us there is always sun on the other side, even in our darkest, most cloud-covered hours.
And as we learn in the poem Footsteps, it is during such cloud-covered times when the Lord most often carries us.
Please enjoy the images below of clouds and fog—interesting to me for their variety, formation, setting, and/or simplicity—in and around the Malangen and Balsfjord areas of Northern Norway.
Please also enjoy a spiritual, uplifting, and popular YouTube video (nearly 10 million views),
published by user LoveOneAnother2011, of Blessings, a profound, simple, and
stunningly emotional song by Laura Story.
Against a simple yet solid mostly-keyboard accompaniment, the singer asks the Lord “What if your blessings
come through raindrops? What if your healing comes through tears?…” and thanks Him for all of the
goodness and mercy He shows as he teaches us through and blesses us in the trials of life.
ID: A13812304
2004_0701 21:13
Alien skyships sunset over Kvaløya
(From Vikran-Larseng ferry, Norway) (APS)
ID: A20865307
2005_1018 16:30
Master Artist blue mirror sunset 2
(From near Skutvik, Norway) (APS)
ID: A28328914
2006_0802 19:20
Fog blankets fjord to Kvannfjell
(From Vassbruna range, Norway) (APS)
ID: D11450
2008_0313 17:06
Glorious sunset flower over sound 1
(From Vikran-Larseng ferry, Norway)
ID: D13445
2008_0621 13:44
Mårfjell clothed in summer snowfields
(From Mortenhalsskolten, Norway)
ID: D17013
2009_0126 14:05
Ducks repose under Polar Night blue
(From Vikran-Larseng ferry, Norway)
ID: D20277
2010_0223 15:56
Impressionist sunset art between peaks
(From near Litjevatnet, Norway)
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