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You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things...  Revelation 4:11

 

Technicolor

What a great summer day! An extraordinarily clear and deep blue sky, backlit with blindingly bright sunshine; the perfect combo to get some great shots. A few pics we'd already taken had turned out with a dimensional effect; florals and landscapes would be beautiful, I mused.

Everywhere we turned color blazed. Intense fuchsia, scarlet, and varied hues of green and gold.. so gorgeous. I couldn't help but think, color is such a wonderful gift. When God made the world and all things in it, He gave us an extra special present in technicolor.

Instead of fruits and veggies in a jillion shades of gray, they come in a breathtaking array of colors. The Lord created luscious red tomatoes, forest green broccoli, buttercup yellow lemons, purple cabbages, neon oranges.

We have gorgeous wildflowers; even most weeds are pretty. We have towering trees of every shade of green. When in Ireland, we discovered the truth behind the country being "forty shades of green."

These are tangible examples of color. Does love have a color and a substance? Can you see it, the way we can see the color of flowers, grass, a blue sky?  How about small, pudgy fingers holding up a freshly picked bouquet? Or tears you wipe away as you put a bandage on a fresh wound? What about a husband of sixty years reaching for his wife's rickety hand to steady her? And how about a puppy wagging its tail off when you come home and open the door? How about a cross?

Surely there is substance and color to love. We are totally surrounded with it. It gives me pause to think about who our God is and not just what He does. All glory is due His name.

Thank you, Lord, for the gift of our technicolor world.

 

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