Tornado Beauty

The destructive and deadly tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri on May 22 has been labeled an EF-5 tornado, an indicator of one of the most energized and powerful weather phenomena ever recorded. Tornadoes by very nature are some of the most dangerous events of nature given lack of location predictability and the intensity of wind velocity.

Sunsets, rainstorms, meteor showers, and snowstorms are often regarded as beautiful acts within God's realm of nature. Tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and floods are also a part of the creation.

This begs the question of whether such events, deadly or not, are consequences of the fall of man or if indeed even the most energized, powerful and dangerous acts of nature are a testament to the power, and even beauty, of the Creator, or a combination of the two.

This complex thought compels me to relish in what I know of the beauty of God, that the heavens and earth declare His majesty, and to trust that He wishes to redeem us from the pain and destruction of nature so we may one day solely dwell on its beauty.