Sunday Devotions: Christianity during Climate Change

Psalm 65, Isaiah 55, Matthew 13

When better than the hottest time of the year to hear scriptures about plants scorched by sun (Matt 13:6) or the welcome relief of rain (Ps 65:9-10, Isa 55:10)?

Yet though I read that parable, psalm, and prophecy in mid-July, I caught myself immediately interpreting their references to heat and precipitation in metaphorical terms. The first draft of this…