Thought of the Day, from 12/28/12: Clouds

So there aren't many cloudy wintry days here in south Texas, but today, as I was driving home from work, the low grey wintry clouds of a very blustery day parted for a small space to reveal the clear blue vibrant sky ever-present behind them.  What a reminder that however dense our current view, obstructed by oppressive daily struggles, sufferings, strains, and sins, there is an always present, much greater reality beyond it all.  This world is fallen and broken, and will remain so, because of the sin of man, until Christ returns, death dies, and the new Jerusalem descends from heaven.  Can you see the clear blue sky?  The kingdom of heaven is at hand; don't miss the sky for the clouds.