Here comes the Son

Do you ever feel like you should just be awake? Now, sleeping is one of my favorite activities, but at times I feel like I could be missing something spectacular. There is a sense of wonder in the dawning of a new day. The sun climbs aimlessly higher into a conglomeration of clouds, and the possibilities of the next twenty-four hours are stretched out before you in an array of shadows and sky with a color palate comparable to a bowl of rainbow sherbet.
Sunrise is my favorite time of day-hands down.
It always has been.
It always will be.
Now, being a college student has greatly compromised my viewing of God’s masterful artwork in the early morning, but I love it nonetheless.
The sunrise was definitely not my priority this morning. Plagued with an inefficient amount of sleep this week, my down laden bed was most definitely my priority before a 10 am class. But, in spite of my desperation for some shuteye, I awoke at 6:24.
Now, I have no trouble falling back asleep when woken up. Just ask my roommate. I can sleep through her 7:45 am class preparation with microwave in use and lights on.
But this morning was different.
As I sat up to check the time, something within me knew I should rub the sleep from my eyes and turn my heart towards my Father.
“I have something to show you.”
My alarm was not set to go off for another hour or two.
“I have never disappointed you.
My sheets continued to play the role of ultimate seductress.
“Come on. I have something I want my little girl to see.”
So, while most of Malibu slept, I trekked across campus to enjoy a breakfast date with my Savior, and as I strolled across the plaza, my face lit up like a child’s on Christmas morn. The sky proceeded to unwrap itself in ribbons of golden hues intertwined with touches of peach and lavender.
The heavens were declaring the name of my beloved YHWH.
And that dose of artfully mastered sky was exactly what my heart needed.
Sleep may have been what I wanted.
But we all know God gives us the desire of our heart. (Ps. 37.4)
And even though I was fully unaware of my need at 6:24 this morning, my heart desperately desired a masterpiece-a true depiction of love in the early morning.