Dark Pegasi chase a pink,
glowing globe towards the west,
pushing it, sending it beyond the earth,
until Apollo rounds the other side,
leading the new day from the east.
glowing globe towards the west,
pushing it, sending it beyond the earth,
until Apollo rounds the other side,
leading the new day from the east.
The other night as we were driving from Evansville, IN to
Wisconsin Dells, the sun was setting. A
bright, pink orb in the sky, blocked by a few dark clouds, it dropped rapidly
as the earth turned and the night sky went from blue to black. As we drove we took turns reading from one of
the Percy Jackson series of books—a modern look at Greek mythology. Watching the sun drop in the sky, I thought
of Apollo, how he was one way to understand the movement of day into night and
night into day. Some people may not
understand my fascination with mythology, but the stories created, the
characters developed so long ago and redesigned over time, give alternative
ways to see the mystery of creation. It
is interesting to ponder the many creative ways we interpret things we do not
understand, especially in the days of old where science was considered more
magic and people had more fear of things they did not understand.
Faeries dance in the twinkling light
The dark roadside, black.
Wood nymphs leap, catching the tiny orbs
In jam jars to light their way.
The dark roadside, black.
Wood nymphs leap, catching the tiny orbs
In jam jars to light their way.
And then, as we drove through the darkness, there, on the
side of the road, there were flashes of tiny light, thousands of twinkling
orbs, marking the grasses that line the highway. Fireflies!
The tiniest of natural light, doing their summer dance for us as the
night grew darker and longer.
O Heavenly God, the beauty of a setting sun brings closure
to only one part of the day. It allows
for the darkness, for thousands of fireflies to blink on the side of the
highway, creating a new sensation of light.
The vast difference of size between sun and firefly, are unique examples
of the vastness of creation, of significance, of life. To be thankful for the sunshine, for the
beauty of a sunset, one must also find beauty in the dark, to be thankful for
the firefly. In each, we see the light
of love, the light of hope, the light of life.
Thank you. Amen.