Good Morning,
The theme of today's writing is comparing the sun and its contribution to our welfare to God as our bridegroom. The sun is grace and sustanance such as what we receive from God. Corinne wrote, "I had the vision of the sun as a messenger from God that greets us daily like a groom and brings the warmth of His love to His bride. It can be likened to a wedding day when the groom sends love and messages to his beloved to rise and shine just as the sun has does every day when it rises. He sends a "kiss" of love and warmth to welcome us to our day which blesses us throughout the day."
Thanking God for His daily gifts.
Corinne
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Today's Devotional
"Wedding Daybreak"
by Corinne Mustafa
The sun
stretches her shiny arm-like rays
stretches her shiny arm-like rays
As she rises
from her nocturnal divan
behind the eastern hills
behind the eastern hills
Not intense yet
as clouds of sleep
Still shroud
Still shroud
the luster of her arrival
To launch another nuptial day.
Like a bride, she peeks out
from behind a wedding veil of foggy lace
Still dimming the blaze to come
As she slowly opens
her amber cyclopean eye.
It is a day for glory this
And nothing will be able to hold her back
As she blesses the waiting world below
Bringing her Master’s warmth and life
Carrying His devotion and protection
To all who wake to greet
Her golden, glowing arrival.
People bask in the radiance of her wake up call
But only few can see or even understand
The intensity of protection and provision
This delivery of His gift of affection brings.
Few ponder a sunrise and comprehend
Even fewer still appreciate or recognize
That the incredible splendor of this gift
She delivers for Him each day
Is the radiance of our Groom’s
good morning kiss.
(C)Corinne Mustafa
Because God has created in such a way that the sun rises and sets each day, we can see a reflection of the life cycle of a person in it. A person is born in the morning and enjoys her first sight of the things of earth. Her mother's face...her father's loving touch...the feelings of safety that are found from the rituals of time as it spreads out.
I had the vision of the sun as a messenger from God that greets us daily like a groom and brings the warmth of His love to His bride. It can be likened to a wedding day when the groom sends love and messages to his beloved to rise and shine just as the sun has does every day when it rises. He sends a "kiss" of love and warmth to welcome us to our day which blesses us throughout the day.
Lord, help us to slow down and hang on to our Groom's gift all day, during each and every passing day. Please let it direct our passage throughout all the days of our lives until we go home to the ultimate warmth of You, God who is calling us there for eternity.
Amen
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"Rising of the Sun"
Christian Worship Song
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God sends all we need to live and be
happy. In this image, the sun
represents His gifts to us.
The ultimate factor needed is warmth
which He provides through the sun.
He is our divine spouse and loves us.
He wants the best for us!
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and the Monthly Writing Staff
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Beautiful imagery representing our loving God! Thank you for your gift of writing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this reply Jan. I was in my friend's kitchen and it was hazy which slowly turned gold as the sun rose behind the tree line.
DeleteGod bless!