Creation's Light comes in so many forms, colours, shapes and sizes. It is such a gift to experience it in all of its glory; as an eclipse, but also in every day things, like a sunrise, sunset, a cool breeze, in an ocean swim ...
Were you one of those people who were up late on May 15 2022, or who woke up specially to see the Super Blood Moon Eclipse? Sadly, I was not one of them. I did not know about it or I would have been right there to witness it from my balcony. Many were awe struck. I read about it later, or heard descriptions from friends who had seen it. It was actually named the Super Flower Blood Moon because it coincided with the spring blooming season in the U.S.
It was a total lunar eclipse and it was the longest since 1989. It was visible to millions of stargazers across four continents.
Joe Rao of space.com, said “During the lunar eclipse, the full moon spent about 85 minutes inside the Earth’s darker shadow. Many pictures came in from all over the world commenting on the beauty of the eclipse
And astronomer Bob Berman said this during the live broadcast of the eclipse, “The things that are awe-inspiring, almost spiritual, don’t require modern technology”. Isn’t that so true? Nature ... in all its forms.
God is such an amazing creator. My friend posted on Instagram after seeing the blood moon eclipse - “Light and time change everything: vision, colour, perspective; all it takes is five minutes ... Watch the sunset, shine like the moon and marvel at the stars ... God is in the creative details.” HE SURE IS!
The sky has been full of haze lately, with lots of dust in the atmosphere. It’s made it difficult to see light, like In moments of mental struggle, when light seems to have gone dim. I looked up one evening to see how the stars were faring. They were trying to push through the haze, I could almost see them. Later in the night I looked up again. There they were! in all their splendour, Their shining lights could not be stopped.
Psalm 148:3 says:
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars’.
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And the words of one of my favourite worship songs by Tim Hughes: “Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness, Opened my eyes, let me see, Beauty that made This heart adore You, Hope of a life spent with you.”
2 Samuel 22:29 “You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord turns my darkness into light”.
I’ll end with a prayer :
Dear Father, Thanks for being an ever-powerful light to lead and strengthen us when we are lost. Remind us that you are always there with your ready embrace. You are in the details, in nature, in everything, and your love for us is deep. Thank you for your patience as we journey closer to you in trust and peace, and especially in LOVE! In Jesus name. AMEN
Join me again next time in His Calm in my storm
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