Our God and God of all
people:
God of the winners, and God
of the Losers
God of the free and God of
the Captives
God of the blind and God of
the visionaries
God of those who have no God
Yesterday – those who were
able to rise early enough, and whose vision was not obstructed by clouds were
treated to a rare sight: A super blood moon eclipse. This occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest
to the earth and directly in the path of the sun. It is called a “super Moon” because
its proximity to the earth that it gives the illusion of being extra-large, and
a blood moon because of the orange/reddish color it takes on during the eclipse
itself.
An eclipse is only visible
when everything lines up perfectly. The moon must be in the path of the sun –
relative to where we see it here on earth. In other words, it only impacts us
when we see it (and it is truly remarkable) but, in truth, were
we in another part of the globe that was not in the path of the moon’s shadow, it
would little or any import or impact on our lives. We might see pictures or
read about it, but unless we witnessed it with our own eyes, it would have been
little more than an interesting tidbit of astronomical trivia.
There are times when we are
so engrossed in daily living that we cannot imagine how anyone else in the
world could possibly not share in our passions and frustrations.
Here in this chamber, there
are moments when debate becomes so intense and all engrossing that everything
else seems to pale in comparison. The competing pressures, principles, and
priorities that are the stuff of late-night deliberation and debate seem to
engulf everything else in our lives.
And yet, this session will end
in just a few weeks. The work of this body will be completed or put off until next
year and the passions of the now will give way to the promise of tomorrow.
God – help us all to keep a
sense of perspective. Help us all to understand that, like the shadow of the
moon that covers but a small fragment of the earth, the issues that compel us
to lose sleep are but a small piece of the crucible of Your Creation.
The dysfunction and disagreements
that inevitably arise during the course of a legislative session are often intense
and arduous. But let us understand that, ultimately, every elected official in
this sacred chamber is here because they believe in the process of governing –
every advisor, aide, clerk, administrator, officer, and maintenance person who
makes up the complicated quilt of this community is privileged to serve do so
for the sake of our great State of Colorado.
May any dissention or
disagreements that arise in this space, pass over like the moon’s shadow and
may we see Your presence in the work that is completed – that is desperately
needed – at this time.
We who marvel at the wonders
of creation must learn to appreciate both the beauty and the bounty of the
gifts we have received. For these we
give thanks.
And let us say, AMEN
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