One of my favorite scenes from the First Part Of the Avengers is the conversation between Ironman and Loki at the Stark Tower, just before the Mark VII Suit-Up Scene. While Loki keeps boasting about his plans to rule over the earth and his potential victory, Ironman keeps reminding him that no matter what happens, in the end, the Avengers will win. I especially love Tony’s statement to Loki,
“Yeah- you’re missing the point. There’s no throne, there is no version of this where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes, and maybe it’s too much for us, but it’s all on you. ’Cause if we can’t protect the earth, you can be damned well sure we’ll avenge it.”
As I considered these lines by Ironman and looked at the dissipating dark cloud in the image above, I remembered a verse from the Gospel of John 1:5 “And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness cannot overcome it!”
During the rainy season, dark clouds may spread across the entire sky, creating a dull and gloomy atmosphere over the earth. However, just above those dark clouds, the sunlight is still shining, and there is no way that the climate will continue to remain gloomy and dreary forever. This darkness cannot overcome the radiating sunlight. There is no version of nature’s story where the dark clouds will win, making the earth permanently tenebrous.
If you are going through dark and gloomy seasons in your life, remember that the gleaming light of GOD’s Salvation will eventually break through even your darkest clouds one day.
Your skies will turn blue very soon,
And all that is grey and gloom will dissipate
Into the glorious day anew.
~ Andy Iyer ~
@storieswithandy
