Morning Glory

Those who steal forty more winks by hitting the snooze button miss the morning glory.  As is always the case with the revealings of God's creation, everything is here now and gone later.  There is but one moment when the day will awaken this day, stretch itself from one edge of the horizon to the next, and bring forth a canvas which would make any artist envious.  There is also only one moment in each day when the heavenly chorus sounds forth from the branches of trees with songs of praise which can never be duplicated by any musical composer.     

Indeed, morning glory is a glorious thing to know and it comes with divine uniqueness each time the darkness of night is slowly pushed away.  To truly see it and to truly know it is to be immersed in a moment which is not just seen with eyes, or heard with ears, but one that bathes the soul.  Morning glory cries out to us that here is where we belong.  The song it sings is one which invites us to sing along.  Morning glory shouts to us that we are a part of all that is coming to life.   

It is interesting to consider that the Word of God as we read it in Genesis speaks of first encounters as being in a garden so glorious that we want to speak of it as "The Garden."  In Genesis 3:8 we read about those moments of first encounters, "They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden..."  Perhaps, the snooze button which keeps us from standing in awe at morning glory is but an icon for the way we are experiencing more and more of a disconnect with the glorious creation and its power to reveal the Creator.  As the hand is reaching for the snooze button, let the heart remember a Word from God, "Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."  (Ephesians 5:31)