the Glocal Trekker Blog

Last night you could hear the thunder and see the lightening. In Texas, we have extremes in weather. Either it’s too hot, too dry, or too flooded--no wonder Texans are so wild--our weather makes us extremist in whatever we do! There is no gentle breeze here. There is no slow rain. There are extremes. I wonder if, in reality, weather impacts us and, if so, how? I hear in Seattle there are more suicides there because of the overcast which leads to depression. It’s been proven that when the butterflies flap their wings in the rain forest in the Amazon, it affects the weather in Chicago. Jordan, NorthWood’s Worship Pastor, and I have talked about creating an atmosphere for worship in our services and how to read the "spiritual barometer" and know where we’re heading to get there. We really do create climates more than we think. We are affected by atmospheres and, at the same time, create atmospheres.

Father, help me this day to recognize, and not resist, the weather fronts you send my way. Also, help me recognize when a cold front comes that You didn’t send. Help me do a good rain-dance on people whose lives are dry and parched who need You.