One last step in a typical bedtime routine,
a quick glance out the blinds
a last check on the surroundings we call home.
Unexpectedly, an audible gasp leaves my lips.
The black night is filled with hundreds of twinkling lights
and I am amazed.
I've seen them before, these flaming wonders,
taken them for granted even.
But tonight, this very night,
I am caught unaware.
And face to face I am
with creation
and the One who creates.
Awestruck.
Ps. 147:4
He determines the numbers of stars and calls them each by name.
Note: This first appeared on A Dandelion Diary March 3, 2013. Due to a technical difficulty preventing a new post, this one being re-posted today. Photo credit here
There is
a
springtime awakening
all around.
Signs of life in abundance.
Plantings ripening,
ready even.
Springtime comes
in weather,
and
in life,
after a long winter.
It brings with it hope,
and life
and newness.
In Creation.
In me.
Linking up with Life and Linda here for Dishing it and Digging it.
Life has been a bit challenging around here this week. I spotted this beautiful creature near the river just minutes from home. The photos are not great quality because I had to shoot quickly. It was a perfectly timed reminder though to not let my circumstances (actually those of family I dearly love) keep my heart grounded, to let those burdens go, to renew my strength, to rise higher, to soar.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
(Helen Keller)
When circumstances try to ground you
remember:
You were made to soar.
(Is. 40:31)
Refuse to be average.
Let your heart soar as high as it will.
(AW Tozer)
Whatever challenges you may be facing this day
I pray you are able to rise above them.
