Watching the sun break the horizon at dawn to show its golden shape is a dramatic and personal experience. At that point, before the sun has risen higher in the sky, you can actually look directly at the source of our light. The light that fills our sky...that illuminates our entire day...has its source in that orange ball. As our day progresses, we take our daylight for granted and tend to forget its origin. When the skies are overcast or rainy we are not able to see the sun...but it has strength to illuminate our day despite the cloud barriers. Sunlight is necessary for plants and crops to grow and produce the bread and forage for animals to exist. The sun's heat is responsible for climates, weather patterns, wind, seasons, ocean currents and tides. I suppose that there is virtually nothing on earth that isn't touched by the sun on a daily basis. Watching the dawn puts me in touch with this source of light...so central to life...and reminds me not to walk through this day indifferently. Jesus is like the sun. He has broken the horizon of our life and we have welcomed Him in. We find that we can see Him when we come quietly in the morning and look His way. His light fills the world and yet much of the world does not acknowledge Him and many who know Him have forgotten that He is the source. He is our spiritual bread and His warmth creates the climate of our spiritual experience. Even when our days are filled with problems, traumas and storms, His light and His presence break through those clouds. That's why it is good to watch the sun break in the morning and that's why it is good to watch the Son break in your morning. There is a source for the light and we can see and we can know that Source. The light that surrounds us can become the Light that fills us.
Psalm 19: In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
6 Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
6 Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
blessings,
Rob Smith
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