Happy February!

We had a bit of a heat wave over the weekend, which actually succeeded in melting some of the snow. It looks to be cold for the next few days, maybe a little warmer towards next weekend--just so long as the ice is solid for next Sunday's "Frozen Chosen" worship service out on the lake! (Coming from a climate where lakes that big do not freeze over very much, I am wary enough as it is.)

In my research, then, I have found a few biblical passages describing winter weather. See, for instance, Job 37:1-13--not a book we often quote, but the imagery is striking:

By the breath of God ice is given,
and the broad waters are frozen fast. (Job 37:10)

And then there is Psalm 147:

He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.
He hurls down hail like crumbs— who can stand before his cold?
He sends out his word, and melts them;
   he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.
(Psalm 147:16-18)

~Pastor Sarah