It has been raining for a few days, and the prospect of it ceasing isn’t coming soon with Hurricane Juaquin on the way. 

Have you ever notice how clouds make the earth feel smaller? It’s as if the skies are closing in – coming closer to bring the earth its sustenance. 

I love these days for their heaviness. Some think such days to be dreary, but I consider such days to be respites of peace. They incline me to rest, to sense calm, to contemplate the nourishment of God to my soul as the rains nourishes the earth. The heaviness of these days is good. 

Kabod is the Hebrew word for heavy. It is the word speaking of God’s glory. These kind of days remind me of such glory. God draws close, closing us in, enfolding us, and inviting us to pause for a moment. What do we need for soul nourishment? Take a moment to stop gazing out into the universe wonder of blue sky and all the possibilities and focus on what is now where I am. Kabod seeks to nourish me, water the parched areas of my soul as glory uncovers my hidden places of barrenness.