Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
This morning I woke to let Eva out and couldn't resist grabbing my camera and heading out for a brisk walk. Last night's fog had left a thick frost that was now glistening in the morning sun. Our house sits on a hill surrounded by woods and there are few things I love more than a walk down our driveway in the morning; down to the water's edge and around to the crop fields. It was as if this particular morning Winter was making his announcement, "Yes I am here." The birds were busy gathering seeds as they filled the trees with their chirps and cheeps. I saw a wide array of robins, cardinals and blue jays. A cluster of doves thought it would be fun to tempt Eva as they jumped around her in the field while she tried to determine exactly how to play with something so tiny.
Eva and I walked down the driveway and around to the dock where the steam coming off the water was magnificent. The chilly water had become warmer than the frosty air and was giving off a thick, dense steam that was floating off of the water's top and into the air like smoke. There was a layer of frost on the dock and as I walked out to the edge, it creaked and cracked with every step. As I bent down to capture the steam I could hear our crane's squawk as he flew across the water. Laying there on the dock, looking out over the water; life seemed simple. A beautiful, crisp Friday morning with little on my mind but the chirp of the birds and the "smoke on the water" rising into the Heavens. Oh, how I wish every morning could be captured in such beauty. I believe the time it takes the sun to rise is a particularly special part of day. It's as if God is whispering "wake up my sons and daughters, come and enjoy what I have made for you this morning and witness the beauty I have brought into your life today." If only we could pull away from the distractions this world demands and take time to join God on a walk in the morning; whether it be a walk through nature or a walk through scripture; He will speak and all we have to do is listen.
Good Morning Lord. Thank you for such a beautiful wake up call.
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