First Church of God

Something catches my eye tonight as Candi and I drive home after D-Groups.  What is that glowing light over the lake?  The sun set a few hours ago, it's dark, but something is glowing.  A burning boat?  We pull over and join the others who stand watching in amazement.  What we see is a perfect view of Chicago across Lake Michigan.  Never in all my years of living here have I seen such a sight.   I feel so fortunate to have passed this way at this moment so that Candi and I could see this together.  Part of me wants to call everyone I know to come look, and another part of me wants to stand in silence and awe.

In high school I worked at Grande Mere Inn, a Restaurant with the best view in town of Lake Michigan sunsets, so I have seen Chicago across the lake before.  But never even close to this; we’re looking at huge buildings all lit up; we even recognize the Navy Pier Ferris wheel.   What I am seeing is physically impossible, due to the curve of the earth and the number of miles between St Joe and Chicago.  It’s obviously an optical illusion of some kind.  Conditions in the atmosphere are causing us to see something we should not possibly be able to see.

This whole experience is a reminder of my deep desire to experience more of the miraculous in my life.  I want to see God work in ways where you just can’t deny His hand made it happen.

Lord, I pray for the right conditions in my atmosphere, I pray for the miraculous movement of your Spirit in my life, and I pray that I will be in the right place at the right time with an awareness of Your presence so I don’t miss out on what you have for me.