January 4 – Split Rock Lighthouse

This image was taken in 2007, when the full (Wolf) moon rose from behind Split Rock Lighthouse. The high clouds veiled the moon’s face as the setting sun cast magenta light across the scene.

As darkness set in, the moonlight broke through in a fantastic scene, and the photographers along the shoreline of Lake Superior. This January, Phenomena is one photographer’s year-long wait.

I can only imagine the relief sailors would feel once they recognized the flashing light pattern of Split Rock and other lighthouses around the lake, especially during foul weather.

You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light.

2 Samuel 22:29

Much as the storm-tossed sailors hoped to see the sure light of Split Rock, we have the same hope in knowing that God is with us, never changing and steadfast on the rock of Jesus Christ.