Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near—
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful army comes;
their like has never been from of old,
nor will be again after them in ages to come.(Joel 1:1-2)
A long drought is followed by a huge wildfire.
We perceive God's judgment in the terrible turn of nature.
It may well be a judgment we deserve, but it is wrong to see God's specific intent in the unfolding of natural events.
God creates. God frees. God is in relationship with all of creation.
But rain and fire are no more directed by God than you or me.
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