February 25 – Icy Sunrise

Sunrise is breaking over sheet ice on the North Shore, with waves rapidly breaking the surface ice on Lake Superior. The sound of ice sheets moving against each other is like crystals swirling in a saucer.

Heavy ice sheets stack on top of each other because ice is less dense than liquid water, allowing it to float. When wind, waves, or currents push floating ice against other sheets, the leading edge doesn’t easily sink; instead, it redirects the force upward, causing one sheet to pile onto another like a slow-moving conveyor belt.

The warm sunrise, clear air, and fresh breeze are good signs that Spring is on the way.

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and seasons, and days and years.” Genesis 1:14

The view of our natural world is like a veil through which God reveals who he is. He put it there for our pleasure and His glory.