We saw several rainbows when we were in the Caribbean. This one points to Marigot, the capital of St. Martin.
In Genesis the rainbow is a promise to Noah that God is not yet finished with the human race. None of us is a finished product. Unfortunately the word "adult" is from the Latin past participle which means "grown." Too many of us think we are done. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Lent is a call to conversion. Many years ago, someone asked me what turning back to God might mean for her because she didn't think she had ever turned away from God.
No matter where we are in our relationship with God, God can always deepen that relationship. Just as we have no word or concept that completely captures the Divine, there is always more of God for us to get to know. There is always room for our hearts to expand in our embrace of God. Lent is a call to continual conversion.
The rainbow reminds us that God is not finished with us. We are still in process. The word "adolescent" is from the Latin present participle, "growing." May we all be always adolescents.
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