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   As evening began to settle over the land, God painted a brilliant sunset on my little spot on the map, filling the air with luscious shades of purple!

Who could anticipate a purple sunset?!?

But, there it was. His gift of love and beauty.

   Fill the world with love, it says to me. See the marvelous things that God can do! Look and believe! Take the moments to accept and receive His glory! He is here!

   Even in the darkness, even in the anger, even in the fear. He is here. His hand paints the colors of the sky so that we may see His goodness breaking through. He paints the world with love and reaches down to us with such beauty. New colors bursting through the storm and spreading across the sky. “Sleep well,” He says. “I am here with You!”

   It is a reminder that whatever man brings, whatever clouds our minds and thoughts, be clear in this. It’s like He is saying to us, “I am here with you. I am the way, the truth, the life. I bring all things good and beautiful. Here is a glimpse of me.” I believe He is here to paint the world with His love and light, to help us pause and appreciate what only He can do. There is power in the pause ~ one of my favorite reminders. When life wants to overwhelm me, and I’m worried and afraid, I pause to  remind myself that He is here.

      Sometimes He shows me His love with a quiet, tiny flower on the walkway.       
                   Sometimes with a soft, gentle rainbow right in front of me.

                      And sometimes with a loud, perfectly purple sunset!