Jack’s Winning Words 5/12/15
“Try to be the rainbow in someone’s cloud.”  (Maya Angelou)  The rainbow in the Bible’s Noah Story is a sign of the presence of God.  It is also seen as a sign of good luck, a sign of hope.  “Somewhere over the rainbow” is a favorite song of mine from the Wizard of Oz.  Dorothy says to her dog, Toto, that there’s a place where there is no more trouble…and it over the rainbow.  Could it be that when Dorothy sings, she’s singing about heaven?    ;-)  Jack

FROM HONEST JOHN:  Either Heaven or Sweden!====JACK:  In Sweden, "Over the Rainbow" is translated as, "Du Gamla, Du Fria."

FROM LBP IN PLYMOUTH:  Looking for rainbows at the end of a rain shower is one of the few things that I still do with childlike abandon. It's like finding a smile from God.====JACK:  Most people are in awe when they see a rainbow..."Oh, look at the beautiful rainbow!"  It would be unusual for someone to say, "Oh, look at the beautiful tornado!"====LBP:  Have you met my dad?====JACK:  Yes...and that is funny.

FROM TARMART REV:  "Just singing in the rain" now that we are back home . . . wonderful wedding . . . always good to be back home . . . long day's trip (9:30a from Ann Arbor until 12:30a pulling into Willmar . . . worth it to sleep in my own bed!!====JACK:  There's a Swedish proverb, when translated, says:  "To be away is good, but to be home is  best."

FROM JW ON THE LAKE:  Your words this morning made me think of one of my favorite versions of "Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Maybe you have heard his rendition? If not I thought I'd share it with you.  He performs and sings with a ukulele, not a common instrument today but he is an uncommon singer performer. He is also known as the voice of Hawaii. 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z26BvHOD_sg
====JACK:  It wasn't what I expected to see and hear when I saw the name, Israel.  But, I agree!  It's an uncommon arrangement.  I liked it.

 FROM ST. PAUL IN ST. PAUL:  very likely...====JACK:  Writers of the Scriptures can muse about what heaven is like.  So can song writers.

FROM BLAZING OAKS:   LOVE MAYA ANGELOU, AND THE SONG "OVER THE RAINBOW", AND THE IDEA THAT WE CAN BE A COLORFUL POSITIVE IN SOMEONE'S CLOUDY DAY OR SITUATION!   GIVES US INCENTIVE TO DO JUST THAT!! THANKS FOR THIS THOUGHT!====JACK:  Whether if be after hearing a challenging sermon, or after reading something positive...action is called for.

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  Sounds like Heaven to me!====JACK:  Just harp music?  Will banjos be allowed?