I love wide open spaces like this photo portrays. I also revel in mountain grandeur and ocean glory. It makes me wonder ... why do these diverse natural scenes inspire such similar reactions? I'm reminded of the unity God displays each time He paints a rainbow in the sky. Embedded within the light we usually see as singular and white, there is an array of vibrant hues ... from bright yellow to smoky violet. In the same way, I see Him coloring my life in so many shades of experience and emotion. Just today, my surroundings ranged from a busy university campus at noon, to a sparse nursing home room in the afternoon, to a lovely neighborhood park this evening. Emotions spanned joy, doubt, peace, fear, hope, anxiety, gratitude, and more. Yet I recognized that in and through it all, there was one purpose--to recognize and celebrate God's help and hand. He is the unchanging focus and center. James 1:17b describes Him as " ... the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow." Psalm 139:12 says, "Even the darkness is not dark to You ... darkness and light are alike to You." No matter what shade my life is at any moment, the Lord promises to provide all the light and love I need to find my way. Hallelujah.
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