March 17 – Northern Lights

By mid-March, the grip of winter begins to loosen. Lake ice softens and slowly retreats, and though the land is not yet green, the sky comes alive.

March is one of the best months to see the Northern Lights. Around the spring equinox, Earth’s magnetic field tilts in a way that allows solar wind to couple more easily with our magnetosphere. The result is an increased likelihood of geomagnetic storms — and brilliant auroras sweeping across the northern sky.

While the ground waits for spring, the heavens declare glory.

In the movement of light across the frozen lake, we see both order and wonder — creation responding to forces set in motion long ago.

“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,

 and the heavens are the work of your hands.” — Hebrews 1:10

We are surrounded by beauty and design every day. When we read God’s Word and look carefully at His creation, the pieces begin to come together. The revelation is there — written both in Scripture and across the night sky.