Icicles Are Miracles

"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

~Albert Einstein

 

Icicles are a great subject matter in conversations during wintertime because of their incredible beauty. As they are dripping and reflecting the sunlight like prisms and small rainbows, they are truly magnificent natural sculptures that are formed by Adonai as the artist.

 

They remind me of stalactites that form in caves--dripping salt formations that come from the ceilings in caves and form yet another type of natural sculptural artwork.

 

I watch the icicles out my window dripping drop after drop in the sunshine, or see a fast water flow from some that are in more direct warm sunlight--it is these drops of cold water that form yet ring after ring of ice that extend the icicles even further down to the ground.

 

What do they look like to me? Like shining silver daggers. Like teeth. Adonai puts a set of these teeth on rooftop over-hangings to show His smiles. He arms the people with silver daggers to fight off the evil impulse in one's mind and heart. Repetitive. Icicles are like piano keys--they form together in communities--like fish. Where you see one you are likely to see another. In cold weather, the icicles huddle together, and remind us of the need to spend time with our families, with our communities to keep warm and friendly.

 

They are here now, but with warmer weather they will disappear, they will melt. But we can count on them returning next year with the freezing temperatures. We will see these miracles again next year. But we will miss them and so they will return.

 

Yes, icicles are miracles of Adonai, miracles of nature. Enjoy them while they are here!