No sooner had Stations of the Cross and the obligatory Lenten meal and class finished than it began to rain. Not heavily, but the drops were big, Texan style. Then the wind picked up and ominous rumbling filled the air. Thunder, like the sound of guns along the Oder Front, or Deep Purple.
Lightning began to arc, illuminating clouds which scudded across the firmament of heaven as night turned to electric day. It was easy, at that moment, to believe in the Electric Universe. Roll on, Nicola Tesla.
In other news, it's the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary tomorrow. Here's the Collect:
WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought into the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Somehow this seems apt in the storm and my mind goes to I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
God bless,
LSP
Were any WANC people struck? It would seem to have been the perfect opportunity.
ReplyDeleteOur cat does not like thunder or lightning.
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Yep, welcome to spring in Texas... sigh
ReplyDeleteLL, I don't know if the lightning found its way to their secret lair, but it may have. We can but hope.
ReplyDeleteKid, I'd have thought Blue wouldn't like it either, but he doesn't seem to mind, takes it in his stride. of course he can't see, perhaps that helps.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I like to do, NFO, is stand on the front porch and brave the elements, like Ahab. I imagine it as being the prow of a ship!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! That lightening truly turned night into day!! VERY bright, indeed!! Thanks for sharing that impressive show of Nature!
ReplyDeletejd, it was quite a storm.
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