The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes
Bless the Lord, O my soul
O my soul, Worship His holy name
Matt Redman 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
Heaven and Earth are singing
Glory, hallelujah, let the whole world see
The greatness of our God
In awesome wonder, He reigns forever
We know the greatness of our God
His pow’r is endless, He lives within us
(Greatness of Our God, Newsboys)
I’ve written before about the times and ways God surprises us. This photo actually represents two surprises for me.
We had just taken enough from the Cincinnati airport; I looked out the window and saw this strange white stuff on the ground. It took me a moment to realize it was dense fog over the Ohio River. Surprise 1. Of course I had to take a picture!
The second surprise came when I finished editing the photo – adjusting the light/contrast and color. I hadn’t even noticed the colors in the sky until I was actually cropping the photo.
I took this photo yesterday morning, as I was leaving our neighborhood. Shortly after I took the photo, this song came on the radio:
You’re closer than you think you are
Only moments from the break of dawn
All His promises are just up ahead
Maybe you just haven’t seen it, just haven’t seen it yet.
(Danny Gokey, Haven’t Seen It Yet)
When the sky was starless in the void of the night
He spoke into the darkness and created the light
Our God is an Awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom power and love
Our God is an Awesome God
(Lyrics: Richard Mullins)
Photo: Sunrise in Jamaica
This is a photo of Devils Tower in Wyoming, taken last year during a brief trip out west. The name is an unfortunate mis-translation of the Native American name (which is more like “Bear’s House”). It is a surreal sight. I’m sure part of the reason for me is due to having first seen it in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. But also, it is such a one of a kind formation.
In our Father’s eyes, each of us is very “one of a kind.”
This photo was taken a few years ago in Kruger National Park in South Africa. The park is a large animal preserve, one of the largest national parks in the world. It is roughly the same size as New Jersey.
This photo does not begin to capture the moment. As I reflected on my memories, the word that came to mind was “awesome.” This morning, as I drove to work this song was on the radio:
Heaven and earth are singing
Glory hallelujah
Let the whole world see
The greatness of our God
In awesome wonder
He reigns forever
(Newsboys – The Greatness of our God)
