. . .when you see the sun is rising!" is how one of my old favorite worship songs begins. Taking a glance out my bedroom window to see the vibrant colors of the sunrise is how I usually start my day. Isn't it beautiful?! I've always been a morning person but Chino really rewards you for getting up early with heartwarming scenes like this. Having learned to take pleasure in the little treasures on this earth has helped me stay grounded in times of turmoil. To me the sunrise is a glimpse of eternal glory. C.S. Lewis in his book The Great Divorce describes Heaven as a place where life is more solid, vibrant, and real compared to earth. The colors will be brighter, the rain will glisten more, the heavenly bodies of souls who have gone to heaven are more solid and strong. His imaginings are quite the contrast from the more accepted view of heaven and life after death where everything is translucent and vapor-like. Our spoiled and imperfect earth is merely a shadow compared to the aesthetic splendor and glory of Heaven.
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