Golden Glow
Early
morning sunbeams thread their way in shallow angles
squeezed narrow though natures arms
of tree branches waiting for a breeze
Time
stands still to brighten the ground in golden glow
I stand to walk and reach its landing spot
but it moves to no longer exist
Thoughts
rise along with it to watch the beautiful orb
subtly begin its gentle climb well overhead
and know it will then come down again
Deeply
I contemplate and do not let go for there is more
as days awakens so dark we cannot see
or so bright we must look away
Then
I reach for the mind that thought to make this perfect
distance from Earth useful for humankind
and why this moment was meant to be
Time
to thank God for we are blessed with His Son and sun
for the here and now of all they bring
such pure examples of your grace
All
I am
I have found
in this humility
I woke up early one summer morning and sat to reflect on a bench seat in the yard. Occasionally I take photos of the rising sun. Suddenly, this thin golden beam of sunlight lit up a spot about a foot in diameter, just off the edge of the grass. I saw where it entered the tree branches, and I started to walk toward the spot where the beam landed. I was able to snap a picture of it. However, as I hesitated to lean down to approach it closer, it disappeared. It was surreal as I realized how many things had to be perfectly aligned at that precise moment so I could see and imagine the greater still. I could only thank God for His extraordinary, graceful way of acknowledging me. It was a remarkably humbling experience.
A couple of years later, while on an early morning hike into the forest, right in front of me, a sunbeam shone perfectly on a single mushroom. It became clear God wanted me to point out and absorb His love in ways I could understand. If not for gravity, I, too, would have evaporated into the day without reflecting on God, just like these sunbeams did a few seconds later.
For further reflection: St. Francis of Assisi Canticle of Brother Sun (The Canticle of the Creatures)
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