Sunrise
Marc Christensen • August 7, 2020
Here's one of my favorite sunrise pictures. Psalms 118:24 comes to mind: "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." It's a great way to greet every day - with gratitude, thanks and joy.
~Marc Christensen
Photo by Marc Christensen
Curator's Note: When Marc sent this to me I knew I loved it for two reasons. The first, most obvious, reason is the gorgeous image you see here. How can a person look at this and not be overwhelmed with the beauty of our world? Second, I loved what he had to say about it. In particular, the verse, "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it", is something I say often on my daily walks. Not every day, but regularly, as I marvel in something as small as a ladybug or as vast as the sky.
"Let us rejoice," indeed.
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