Morning Prayer: He Showers Snow White as Wool
From today's morning prayer emerges an interesting metaphor: snow white as wool; an explication for today can help clarify what may not be obvious from the words alone. The psalmist’s image is deceptively simple: He showers snow white as wool. We read it and think of winter storms, shovels, cold hands, and the inconvenience of ice. Yet the line isn’t about weather. It’s about grace that descends — pure, covering, and transformative. Snow as a metaphor for mercy Snow falls from above, not earned, not summoned. It covers everything equally — the broken fence, the barren field, the footprints of yesterday. In that covering, the world is made new. The psalmist sees in snow the same impartial generosity that defines divine mercy: it comes whether we deserve it or not, and it changes the landscape of our hearts. Why “white as wool”? Wool is not only white; it is warm . It insulates, protects, and comforts. The psalmist’s pairing of snow and wool is deliberate — one cold, one warm; ...