THE SUN AND WATER

  The Sun and Water

 

To me, there just seems to be an unbroken bond with these two assuring elements of my life. I didn't usuallyget up early enough to see the dawn break  until the last few days. Oh, I've seen many sunrises over my years. Some were following sleepless nights from worry or concern, some were reqired by my job and some because staying up all night was just the right thing to do...to prolong a special night that was just too precious to close my eyes and go to sleep.

 

Now the sun seems like such a glorious event that should not missed regardless of the season. The sun brings new feelings, new hopes, another day to repair the day before and hope that this day will be the best day of your life one more time. It inspires me to be thankful for all the sunrises in my life, observed or not. Without these wonderful mornings I would not be here writing about my feelings of the mystical sun and its glory.

 

I know that it is a major part of God's plan for the earth to function in His pattern but He also provides a sunrise to encourage us to stop and remember His teachings, all the grace, second and subsequent chances He has given us and a clean slate. It is a time to make decisive decisions and thank Him for another day.

 

And just as inspiring is the sunset. Sometimes God just shows His artistry in a setting sun. Glorious colors, different intensities of brightness and shapes, all coming together offering a chance to review the day and remembering just how great and thoughtful God is to entertain us with His artful talent. It can be humbling to just sit and watch as night overcomes the day.

 

Water, for some reasons, draws all of us to the edge of peacefulness. I don't live on a large body of water, though it's still my dream, with a bank or shoreline but when I walk  out of our front door there is pond at the edge of the property line and it's very few times that I don't just stop and look at it. I have seen animals sipping a quick drink as they passed by, ducks born and raised near it, hawks training their young in the field next to it to hunt and even an occaisional fisherman.

 

We enjoy sittting on the front porch at nighfall and listen as the frogs and insects begin their "concert" for the night. It seems that we can identify some of them individually as the season progresses. It makes for the simple life and is mesmerizing.

 

What more can a man desire...a wonderful wife, a loving daughter and son-in-law, a breaking dawn, a beautiful sunset and the satisfaction of the draw that water holds on us? All given freely to us by a loving and generous God!