Holy Rainbow

If you were outside on Wednesday, April 29th, at around 6:35 pm, you probably noticed the rainbow. What’s amazing is that just ten minutes before the rainbow appeared, the sun wasn’t below the clouds to the west, so when you looked to the east, there was no hint of the rainbow. 

A rainbow occurs when sunlight hits water droplets in the atmosphere. The magic happens as sunlight enters a raindrop, bends, and then reflects off its back. Rainbows are more common in the early morning, late afternoon, or early evening, when the sun’s angle is 42 degrees or less above the horizon. 

“Look at the rainbow, it is made up of different colors, yet they do not split, because they know how beautiful they are when they stick together.” — Michael Bassey Johnson

A rainbow can be a symbol of the community in which we live and worship, as each person brings their unique gifts and talents to our families and congregations. 

The oohs and ahs of seeing a rainbow are reminiscent of how we react when we see amazing fireworks, but you can’t make plans to see a rainbow; they only occur when the sun shines through the clouds after a rain. 

See you in church!