Clash Daily One popular school of theology styles itself “sacramental”, emphasizing the view that creation, nature, history, etc. can become means by which God expresses Himself to humankind. It speaks of “finding the grace of God in the physical world.” Others might prefer the term “prophetic”, meaning God often providentially reveals truth through what might otherwise be deemed unassuming or accidental occurrences. (Paul the Apostle, jotting down his Holy-Spirt-inspired thoughts in Romans chapter one, would likely agree.)
Well, well … seems the Creator has freshly confirmed this perspective, giving those with eyes to see a sublime example on the heels of Nashville, TN’s recent, horrific mass-shooting.
Dave Barnes at his Instagram account summarizes:
You can’t make this stuff up, … Tonight is the first time the Covenant school family has gotten together for chapel since three Mondays ago. AT Covenant, no less. Right as we were about to start, this rainbow appeared. … [R]ight as we were beginning our first chapel back as the Covenant School Community and also back at Covenant Church, this rainbow came out of NOWHERE. … It was SO bright and SO intense and seemed to last forever. … It was like God was yelling from heaven – “I see you! I have not forgotten you!”
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Last paragraph says it all:
“Some Deity-allergic skeptics might scoff, ‘Ha! It’s merely an inspirationally convenient coincidence!’ ***
Two generations before [John Paul II]… another cleric piquantly retorted to pessimists thusly, ‘When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don’t, they don’t.’ (William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury).
One thing I can guarantee is folks involved with The Covenant School and/or Covenant Presbyterian Church have been praying frequently and urgently these days. *** I doubt they had any difficulty at all understanding precisely what was going on.”