Morning Reflections

As I drove my daughter to school this morning, I was thinking how much I do not like this dark morning stuff. But after I returned to my neighborhood, I saw it. This perfect moon illuminating in the sky. It was a perfect half. Just sitting there against the darkened sky. I went into my back yard to get a better look.


As I looked at the moon, I found myself having a heart to heart with its Creator. There is nothing like being outside on a beautiful morning. Alone and quiet. Darkness hiding you from the world around you and allowing you to see the heavens displayed in their splendor above you. The created with the Creator. At those times His still small voice echoes loudly.


I am tired this morning. It is a good tired but there is some stress surrounding the good also. Life keeps going no matter what is happening in our little world. The good. The blessings. The stress. The emotions. Other people in our life's emotions. It all happens at the same time.


I spent a few moments outside. Just me and God. So refreshing to block everything and everyone else out for a just a minute. After I came inside and continued with my morning routine, I could not get that image of the moon out of my head. So, of course, I googled the phases of the moon. And this is what I found:


"The Moon produces no light of its own. It merely reflects the sunlight. Therefore, at any one time the Moon has a night side and a day side that depends upon the position of the Sun. We can see the Moon only from the Earth and as the Moon orbits the Earth its position with respect to the Sun changes. That is what causes the various phases of the Moon. As the Moon continues in its orbit it moves into a position in which it makes a right angle with the Earth-Sun line. This causes half the Moon to be lit. Some folks call this a "Half Moon" but astronomers prefer to call it a First Quarter Moon to remind us that there is another quarter illuminated on the Moon's far side."


As I read that I was reminded that today I am in that first quarter moon stage. I produce no light of my own. Any light that illuminates from me is merely a reflection of the Son. When I choose to live my life in an angle that lines up with Him, my part shines brightly. He is the other part illuminated on the far side. He has my back! Always. He reminded very clearly that He is always there. And He is always illuminated brightly. I just need to stay positioned with Him.

Fear not, for I am with you; 

be not dismayed, for I am your God; 

I will strengthen you, I will help you, 

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.  

Isaiah 41:10