A rainbow cannot be seen throughout the year nor can it be seen 24 hours a day. It is a rare experience that appears only in certain special circumstances and disappears without our warning. This is similar to the God experience. We receive deep and powerful experiences of God not everyday but occasionally. These divine experiences swiftly vanish. But its influence and spiritual power remain permanently. As rain and rainbows come and go, giving us an experience of happiness and consolation; providing us the grace and strength and courage to carry daily burdens and to pass difficult situation.
The first rainbow in the history of mankind was a “sign of covenant”(Gen.9,13-16) between God and the earth, similarly the book Rainbow is a sign of life long commitment of the author Rev. Dr. Francis Kodiyan M.C.B.S, to the prisoners’ reformation, rehabilitation, and reclamation.
God took the rainbow which had hitherto been but a beautiful object shining in the heavens when the sun’s rays falling rain, and consecrated it as the sign of his love and the witness of his promise. Likewise, this book “Rainbow” is a symbol of Jesus Fraternity and Prison Ministry of India’s love for the lost, least and the last.