Summer Surprise: Ocean Sunrises
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The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
2 Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known.
3 They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.[a]
4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
5 It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding.
It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.
6 The sun rises at one end of the heavens
and follows its course to the other end.
Nothing can hide from its heat.
Psalm 19:1-5 NLT
In our current Family Trip to the Jersey Shore in July 2025, I saw seven days of sunrises.
I love getting up at 4:30am to view the big event over the ocean on the East Coast. Nothing ordinary about these sunrises. Each one is unique. And each communicates “Glory.”
1. I almost didn’t get up for this one —
fog forecasted ….but still “beautiful in its obscurity, its silver-ness.”
day 1
2. Who knew? Off to the north…it was there and I hadn’t recognized it.
I was looking straight east, and thought the light to the NE was a lit-up boat.
But it was the sun, the “Glory,” beginning to appear. At first, shining on the water.
day 2
day 2
3. The morning after the storm … an amazing unfolding.
day 3
day 3
day 3
4. At first the colors, and then just the shining …
day 4
day 4
day 4
5. Waiting … what will it be like?
day 5
day 5
day 5
6. Every day is a gift. You and I have today.
day 6
day 6
7. Last sunrise of the trip —
the heavens really do proclaim the glory of God!
AMEN!
day 7
day 7
ZOOMed IN
He is in every one of our sunrises … and our days.
Look closely…
GLORY!
REFELCTION:
Go back through each of the comments with the photos of sunrises. Can you relate them to your walk with God? For example: Is He sometimes obscure and seems hidden to you? Are you often left waiting to experience His presence…but then, wow? You get the idea.
Now this amazing SONG:
