Shadows

Hey, I bet you didn’t recognize me! :-)

I love shadows. In a mystical way, they are the real thing, yet they aren’t. Shadows are made of something tangible, but the shadow itself cannot be contained. Ah....us science geeks love to think about things like this!

I also appreciate the use of foreshadowing in a novel. The author lets the shadow of the future fall across the page, but as a reader I can’t grasp its significance yet.

I recently learned something about shadows in the biblical sense. Genesis 1:26 says, “So God created man in his own image...” The word used for ‘image’ is derived from a Hebrew word referring to a ‘shadow’.

In an amazing spiritual way, I represent the ‘shadow’ cast on the earth by God Almighty! That’s a glorious thought, but it also comes with a tremendous responsibility. How do others see my ‘shadow’? Am I blocking the Light from Heaven, or am I showing forth a clear picture of God’s mercy and grace?

I’ll never look at a shadow the same way again.