Joel 3:10-21

Multitudes, multitudes
in the valley of decision!
For the day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
The sun and moon will be darkened,
and the stars no longer shine.
The Lord will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem;
the earth and the heavens will tremble. (Joel 3:14-16)

The day of the Lord is near. This is the day.

Or, at least, this can be the day.

This can be the day when we choose to open ourselves to God, to strip away our defenses, and to allow our vulnerabilities to be known by others and sacrificed to God.

The Hebrew translated above as near can me close in time, place, or relationship.

When we invite God into relationship surely we will hear a roar and thunder as God accepts our invitation.