Hurricane Party In Christ

The book of 2 Corinthians records the sufferings of Paul and the book My Bright Abyss records the sufferings of Christian Wiman both of which I finished this morning.  Sufferings in Christ are like tornados out of azure skies and hurricanes from cobalt oceans; beauty and terror that both draw us to look in devout, liturgical worship.  We peek from cellar doors or throw hurricane parties next to the beach just to experience, in some sincere way, The Power that is so intimately distant to us.