Waking to the quiet, deep, darkness of the very early morning I find my favorite place and open the window. The cool-damp air unfolds into the room, touching and refreshing my skin. The trees and structures just outside the window are not visible even with the street light positioned nearby.
It’s wonderfully eerie observing the depth of the night of several hours, soon to be exchanged for the beginning of another day. The stillness, calm and quite resonates with my soul. The sights, sounds and senses all engage me and I remain nearly mesmerized by the transitioning beauty.
Early stages of dawn change the deep-blue darkness into progressive hues slowly becoming blue-grey highlighting the sides of trees and buildings, making them seemingly emerge from the darkness. As this continues, the light allows shadows to be seen, bringing a depth and complexity to my view.
Slowly a bright glow begins to appear on the horizon. The sounds and sights are remarkable this time of day. The silence of the night is gloriously being met with the sounds of life. The chirping of birds slowly begin the morning concert. Soon the chirps are joined with tweets and then a melodious trill of a songbird. The world is waking up from its slumber with songs of praise as the first response of the day.
As the sun continues to rise, the golden glow is met with hues of pinks and oranges which soon cover the sky, announcing the impending arrival of the sun. It’s so majestic I dare not move. Slowly this palate of color gives way to a burst of the sun’s light—so bright and glorious I cannot look directly at it.
In cacophony a rooster joins the sounds of the day, making me smile, knowing his place in this world is as welcome and necessary as all. The street light yields itself to the light of the sun and gently dims to remain off for another day.
As the sun rises the blue-grey shadows shrink back. Dapples of bright light filtered by the branches of the tree appear on the buildings. Slowly cars begin to drive by. The beauty of the night has been fully exchanged for the hope of another day.
Father, I thank You for revealing Your glory in every aspect of creation. I am humbled by the entire experience knowing each day You repeat this display to help us experience and embrace the dawning of Your Son, Amen.
By Pamela Christian, Copyright 2019
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