Awaken
the Dawn
I will awaken the dawn. I will praise
you, Lord…for great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your
faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 57:8, 9, 10
Sitting in the pre-dawn woods, Eric and
Corey anticipated the morning’s hunt…and the display they were
about to witness.
As the sun began its ascent in the
southeastern sky, mute colors began to trace their way across the
horizon. First to appear was a deep purple, barely noticeable through
the trees. With just enough clouds in the sky to receive the tints
and hues of a Mid Western sunrise, the hunting partners watched the
day begin. The parade of color was captivating. Each passing moment
brought subtle, almost imperceptible changes. Shafts of pastel light
began appearing as if they were being painted on a canvas: cobalt
blue, lavender, pink; all mingled to create a celestial pallet.
Moments later, burnt umbra began spreading tendrils of brightening
luminescence north and south, inching higher in the sky.
Finally, as the golden sphere of the
sun peeked above the hills, the lighter blue of daylight began to
bring definition and detail to the woods; shadows were chased into
hiding. Animals that had been moving under the cover of darkness were
now revealed.
Corey and Eric began surveying their
surroundings, grinning at each other with a knowing smile. They’d
shared enough sunrises to know what the other was thinking: What a
way to spend the morning!
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There are few things that rival the
magnificence of a sunrise when viewed from nature’s vantage point.
Witnessing such splendor from introduction to finale is God’s
visual utterance of Paul’s verbal declaration: For since the
creation of the world God’s invisible qualities…have been clearly
seen… Romans 1:20
Sadly, many of us regard the freshest
part of the day as but the beginning of another struggle; we can no
longer see the beauty of God’s “Good Morning!” Numb to
His greeting, we lose the ability to be moved and lifted by such a
display, above our struggles, giving us a better position from which
to gain perspective for today.
If you’ve missed today’s sunrise do
your soul a favor…get up early enough to bear witness to
Tomorrow’s.
Prayer
“Lord, teach me to see
things as You see them. Open the eyes of my heart and bring a fresh
perspective to my day. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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