Last week I stayed in Armação de Buzios, Rio de Janeiro from Monday to Thursday with a friend of mine, Mariana. I had the opportunity to keep my eyes on the sky more than I normally do. On Monday, the most beautiful sunset, omg! I was totally astonished by it. We woke up early to see the sunrise and even though the weather was not so good, the clouds were just small accessories when we stared at the sun coming.
2 Corinthians
4
Indeed, when we cannot see
the Light (Jesus), we need the lights of this world to distract us.
The weather forecast was
not good. It seems the next day (Wednesday) I would need an umbrella. I woke up
after the sunrise but I had scheduled a prayer meeting with a friend at 8. Once
again I was sitting on the pier this time the meeting on Zoom with the camera
turned to the water. I just realised how the weather was amazing. The cloud was
there but the sun was the king and life was happening. The birds were so happy
and careless, flying and even a pair was talking on the island before me. They
were there for a long time and even a turtle suddenly appeared. At some point,
my friend Mahsa said “don’t walk by sight, walk by faith”. This sentence just
made me realise how I would miss that opportunity because the previous night
was bad and the forecast didn’t help.
That Wednesday, another
beautiful sunset, and before 6 in the next morning… it was raining. Mariana
said, “look at that, it’s cloudy and it is rainy”. I waited for her approval
but at some point, I said “no, I will go, you can stay”. She followed me. 1,9km
and in the middle of the path, I could see the pink sky! I went faster and
arrived on the beach. Another beautiful sunrise and she said “thanks for having
faith” rs Another proof that we should not walk by sight, but by faith.
Indeed, it turned to be the sunniest day that we spent in Buzios. We had the
opportunity to spend two hours on that beach and visit another one nearby. We
returned to a vivid city with people happy enjoying the sun. It was a wonderful
morning of contemplation. We went on a particular boat trip. The sunny day
allowed us to see life and to experience it on another level. I could not
expect it while I was forecasting the rainy. Indeed, that week was worthy
walking (many km) by faith, walking kilometres in uncertainty but trusting that
with God.
“For we walk
by faith, not by sight” 2 Corinthians 5.7
…And there was an anchor in
the boat, but this is a story for another conversation!
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