Cotton Candy and Burnished Gold
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Genesis 1:1-8, 31; 2:1
1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. 3. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. 4. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. 6. And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." 7. And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. 8. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. 31. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. Gen 2:1. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Had you been up with me and my walking buddy this morning, you would understand why I sought out scripture about the sun and the sky, and well . . . creation! It was still dark when we met this morning at 5:00. By the completion of our first circuit, the eastern sky had turned bright pink--fluorescent pink! As we continued our walk, we watched more and more of the sky changing from bright pink, sunrise expanding to embrace the clouds, the whole sky had changed to almost a cotton candy pink - and finally, on my ride back to my house, one last glimpse of the pre-sunrise sky -- bronze horizon, blue sky above.
Upon arriving home, I got my coffee and sat on the deck for a few minutes (remember my deck?) By that time, the sunrise was “over” and the sky was now a grayish/blue. But the birds made quite a racket! And my faith-filled leaping squirrel was out this morning--along with two friends! When we walk, we hear the birds start chirping--one here, another there, and finally it’s so loud it almost drowns out our conversations! And I can’t forget our rooster--yes, a rooster! From my deck, it was clear that all God’s creatures were calling out to the world, “Wake up! The day’s ‘awastin’!”
My buddy and I talked this morning as we walked about God’s faithfulness. We shared examples from our latest adventures where we so clearly see God had gone before us, making a way for something wonderful to happen for us. “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” God is the source of all good. He made a perfect world for us, perfectly suited to sustain us and support life. As I experienced that sunrise this morning, I had no doubt that God was in charge of the world, and that he had a perfect plan for me today.
If he can speak and light comes into existence, imagine when he really gets going -- does God speak in run-on sentences? No, probably not! He had the good sense to rest on the seventh day, didn’t he? I know I’m a bit silly this morning! I didn’t get much sleep last night, and 5 am came awfully early -- but had I not gotten up -- I would have missed God’s gift of that amazing sunrise -- cotton candy and burnished gold!
My prayer for you today is that you trust in the plans your amazing and mighty God has for you today. And that you rejoice in being the most important part of God’s creation plan!
Mary
