The rainbow has taken on a lot of meanings.
Let's not forget the rainbow's original meaning:
"God spoke to Noah and his sons, 'I am now establishing my covenant with you and with your descendants to come, and with every living creature that was with you: birds, cattle and every wild animal with you; everything that came out of the ark, every living thing on earth. And I shall maintain my covenant with you: that never again shall all living things be destroyed by the waters of a flood, nor shall there ever again be a flood to devastate the earth. And this', God said, 'is the sign of the covenant which I now make between myself and you and every living creature with you for all ages to come: I now set my bow in the clouds and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I gather the clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, I shall recall the covenant between myself and you and every living creature, in a word, all living things, and never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all living things'." (Genesis 9:8-15)
Then how come all the disasters and natural calamities? I don't have an answer to that. What I know is, life is more than just this earthly, terrestrial life. God is faithful to his promise that all his creation is destined to eternal joy and life.
However, God needs our cooperation. How come? If God is God, He doesn't need me. Yes, God doesn't need me; however, God chooses to respect me and the freedom which He gives to every human being. I think God believes so much in us that He roots for us and He believes that we will always choose what is good.
The rainbow is for me God's reminder that I have it in me to take the high road.
