(photo by catmadogma)This morning I went to the park just before dawn, which means it was dark - really dark - and the mist had set low in the air. An unsettling place to be by yourself - I considered turning back and going home. But I didn't. I reminded myself that light was coming soon. As time passed, the orange and purple line of the sunrise began to show a faint smile behind the trees. I saw the dew shimmer on the grass, heard the "cooing" of the doves. Slowly, more people began to come to the park. Soccer moms and soccer dads and lots of soccer kids. The park was awake.
As I ran I saw many familiar faces and even met some new friends. Each interaction brought a smile. I imagined all of the life at the park and imagined that instead of grass there were fields and fields of flowers. If I would have turned back in that brief dark moment before dawn, I would have missed all of the beauty that was revealed in the light.
"For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5
