5.19.2006

Lightning

I rode home tonight in a lightning storm. There is something otherworldy and almost spiritual about lighting. I am fascinated by its complexity and yet captured by its simplicity. It is power and beauty, fear and strength, unforgiving and unstoppable.
It is the ultimate picture of light piercing the darkness. It is part of the storm that seems unpredictable. Who knows where the next one will strike and when?
For some reason I find it calming to watch. I don't know why such a dangerous force can be both deadly and peaceful. I had to remind myself to keep my eyes on the road and not on the free fireworks show lighting up the low country sky.
There is something in lightning that hints at the face of God. Lightning is not of this world.

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