Thankfulness: Day 9

Today I am thankful for the night sky in all it’s glory. I am privileged to leave for work at 4:00 am on many mornings and the sky at that hour is so beautiful! The stars are shining in abundance and it makes me pause in wonder and awe every time I see the night sky at that hour. Most people are asleep at that time so it feels like I have the world and the sky all to myself and the beauty and stillness is so very peaceful!

It is amazing how wonderful the sky looks throughout the day yet can look so different. The sky can be a brilliant blue without a cloud in it and it can almost hurt to look up at it. Or it can be covered with rolling clouds or even with such thick clouds that it is solid white. Yet that has a beauty of its own just in knowing that clouds bring rain and rain nourishes the earth and us.

The morning and evening skies are some of my favorites with the sun rising or setting and creating such spectacular colors. I always think to myself, when I am seeing a beautiful sunrise or sunset that God is in his glory!

But the night sky, especially with no moon (although that can be breathtaking in its own beauty), is so awe inspiring. This time of year the air is crisp, the sky is so black (no summer haze making it dim) and the stars look like I could just reach out and touch them.

I have always been a morning person and don’t mind getting up and starting my day when the rest of the world is still asleep. But on mornings when the sky if flooded with stars, I feel sorry for everyone still sound asleep. I haven’t yet shouted with joy and woken everyone up so they can appreciate the night sky with me but given a few years (like when I’m old and don’t care), it may just happen!