How often do we talk about the glory of the Lord? We quote with joy – Psalms 19. We even sing it as an anthem in our choir. “The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.”

We see the glory of God in sunsets and starry skies in majestic mountains piercing the skies, and rain-forests with rich, greens the like of which artists have never been able to capture on canvas.

But, let’s not forget that the glory of God may not just be in sunsets and starry skies. I sensed that frightful glory a few weeks ago driving home from church. It was the Wednesday night that the tornado came through. We got the warning at church, and we dismissed the classes. I was driving home alone. It was that time that people talk about when they speak of the calm before the storm. …