Sunrise

I wrote this this morning while I watched the sun rise over the water at Myrtle Beach:

Sitting here watching the sun rise over the water I begin to feel a sense of peace and rest.

Sitting. Waiting. Watching.

The sunrise is out of my control. Nothing I do will make it rise faster or slower. Now the was I see it, I have two options:

I can either crawl back into the warm bed and get some more sleep in before my day begins

-OR-

I can stay. I can eagerly wait for that moment when the sun finally peaks over the horizon. Sometimes I get so impatient and I feel like just walking away. But if I were to walk away, I would miss the grand finale. I would miss the part where the light finally overcomes the darkness. It is already complete in the sense that it will happen no matter what. It is just a matter of waiting and watching it unfold. For how beautiful are the colors that appear on this journey.

I look one way and I still see darkness. Sometimes it feels like the light will never penetrate its dark, gloomy emptiness.

I look the other way and I see beauty. I see promises of the day unfolding in amazing and glorious colors.

As I look back to the darkness, I see just a tad bit of light begin to reach it. If I wait long enough, soon all the darkness will e filled with beautiful light.

How great and beautiful it is to rest in the promise of light.

It is already complete but we must stay and watch it unfold.

It takes time and sometimes we begin to doubt the promise that light will overcome the darkness. Don't doubt. For we all know deep in our souls that we can have hope in the light. We can put our trust in the fact that the darkness has no power compared to the light.

Don't get bogged down and caught up starring at the darkness and dwelling in doubt. Turn your head. See the beautiful colors. Get caught up and lifted up in the hope that is embedded in this light. Find peace and know that soon the darkness will be no more and the light will prevail always.