Happy World Snow Day, a Sunday to boot!
I've long thought that Northern Hemisphere Christians missed the boat when it came to imaginatively developing the metaphor of Snow/Ice, Liquid, and Vapour to describe the Trinity. God-in-Three Persons, and water in three states.
So many Canadians grumble about snow anymore as though this is some recent invasive species. When did we develop Snowheimers? I love the on-the-street interviews with new Canadians who express their delight in the white stuff. Our next door neighbours host international high school students who are often from countries where snow is unheard of. When the first snowfall occurs they are out front making snowpersons and engaging in snow wars. Our grandchildren all love snow and so do we.
Last year around this time we invited the Trenton United congregation to Listen and Look with Jesus, a month of observing the world around us. A number of people expressed their delight at seeing snow rollers in their thousands in fields and on the Bay of Quinte, formed by a windstorm. Some of us oldsters had never seen them before.
On this World Snow Day I thank the Creator for snow in its various manifestations. Praise is a faith expression, whining isn't. I have my shovel at the ready 'cause I'm Canadian, eh?
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