Evening Blue

Blue. I like that color. It's my favorite color in fact. There are so many wonderfully beautiful shades of it. There's the turquoise clear of the Caribbean and the deep navy of the open ocean. There's the bright glow of your friend's eyes and the shimmer of Sapphire. But one of my all time favorite manifestations of blue is that rich, deep, but bright, saturation that occurs mid evening. The sun is down, though one corner of the sky still shows pink and orange after thoughts, and the stars are just starting to twinkle. The moon has just begun to take center stage as the source of light. This is when evening blue is found. Not that dark, night black, but that vibrant, alive, blue. Look up. It can be easy to miss. Clouds can mask it. Distractions will interrupt it. It's still there. Take a look next time. I am convinced that there is so much beauty around us we have become so oblivious to almost all of it. What a tragic, pitiful thing. Creation is truly crying out in a symphony dedicated to the goodness of God. Sense it in quiet moments. Feel it in the loving touch of a friend. Hear it in a beautiful melody. Smell it after the rain. Taste it in good food. See it on the face of a stranger made in the image of God. And heck, find it in the color blue.
~Tiff

"Praise God from Whom all blessings flow."