My late husband was normally not an early riser.
But when he went hammock camping, he always offered to be the one to get up to make cowboy coffee for the group.
I asked him once why he did this when he wasn’t normally a morning person.
After all, he used to say he preferred the morning to start at 2:00pm most days.
His response was that he enjoyed the quiet time of solitude when no one else was up yet, watching the sunrise, and listening to the birds sing while enjoying his first cup of coffee.
I also think he secretly enjoyed being in control of the coffee. 😊
One of the most touching things the hammock club did after learning he had passed, was to put up an empty hammock with a stock pot and a twig cross nearby in honor of their fallen friend for the duration of their camping event.
Today, our passage talks about God’s power to transform the world much like a sunrise opens the dawn of a new day. Whether it’s morning or evening, take some time to enjoy your own quiet time of solitude with the Lord’s transformative power.
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