Tuesday, November 09, 2004
did you ever wonder how God puts the clouds in place? and by put, i mean deliberatly. i know some people would ascribe to the idea that clouds are merely the result of the random condensing of water vapor and such, but i can't believe that. clouds are too beautiful to be anything but artwork by the Master's hand.
so how does He do it?
it has to be something He enjoys. artwork like that doesn't come without the accompanying delight. so how does He do it? have you ever wondered?
on some days, it looks like God has a giant bowl of clouds about the consistency of cool whip or shaving cream. He must have a giant spoon that He just scoops in there and starts placing dolops into the sky. imagine if artists on earth could paint with such a beautiful 3d canvas... with His spoon he makes mountains of fluffy clouds that if touched would be soft and inviting like mounds of cotton. sometimes i wonder if He has a whole set of spoons. the dolops are occasionally large with smaller ones adorning the edges, and sometimes they're small clusters of little mounds. sometimes He piles them really high and they appear as though they're about to come crashing down to earth like a child's tower of blocks, only softer, and sweeter.
on other days, it's as though God pours clouds out into the sky and then spends hours running His fingers through them, creating layer upon layer of swirls and slashes. i wonder if clouds are as soft as flour is.
and on days like today, it looks as if God took an angel's feather and painted the sky in hues ranging from white and dove gray. all the clouds are fragile and could be scattered by a single breath. there are harder lines as if the end of a feather dipped a the liquid cloud and held like a pen to mark the sky. there are places where it seems the whole feather was immersed and then sat down and gently slid around. feathery spots occur here and there as one would see if the fluffier parts of the feather were utilized.
but that's just formation, and not even half of that....
clouds are one of the simplest yet lovliest things in creation. and although, clouds themselves are fascinating, sunsets are even more spectacular.
how does God paint the sky like that? what celestial paints does he use? and does he pick each and every shade on each and every crevice in a cloud or does he just mix paints happily as a child with finger paint?
the sunset today was breathtaking. it was as if all day God dipped his feather into a special chalk. the sky had that serene chalky look to it, where it's not too bright, but not dull either. just peaceful and soothing. i think God and dr. leiffer must share chalk because He did what i've seen dr. leiffer do many a time at nursing homes while telling a Bible story. he'll create a beautiful piece of art, and then turn out the lights and flip on a blacklight, illuminating objects to the audience that were before hidden, making the painting all the more beautiful. i think God has a blacklight, or some special kind of light. this evening, the clouds didn't change. they were the same, except the entire sky had been illuminated. what were pale outlines now glowed like living gold and the sky once peacefull now radiated in a brilliant blue. still later, the clouds massed at the horizon, a mixture of feather, spoon, and hand artwork... one mass was almost living in its appearance. it was a mixture of a blindingly rich pink with liquid gold, so tightly woven and intertwined that they could be felt.
once long ago, i read about jewells deep in the earth that were alive. i keep wanting to say it was in one of the narnia books, but for some reason that doesn't sound quite right. when i think about it i see a deep cavern extending to the center of the earth with different layers housing different creatures. and at the same time, i see lemmings jumping off the precipice. which isn't really part of the story, but it gives me a time frame for when i read it. :P i haven't played that game in ages and ages...
but anyway, it's the concept of living jewells that i'm trying to get accross. the sky tongiht looks as if God had a whole cavern full of them, each richer and more brilliant than the one before. those must've been His paints tonight. it couldn't have been anything else.
so how does God paint the sky? how does He form the clouds?
is it random water vapor condensation?
i think not.
so how does He do it?
it has to be something He enjoys. artwork like that doesn't come without the accompanying delight. so how does He do it? have you ever wondered?
on some days, it looks like God has a giant bowl of clouds about the consistency of cool whip or shaving cream. He must have a giant spoon that He just scoops in there and starts placing dolops into the sky. imagine if artists on earth could paint with such a beautiful 3d canvas... with His spoon he makes mountains of fluffy clouds that if touched would be soft and inviting like mounds of cotton. sometimes i wonder if He has a whole set of spoons. the dolops are occasionally large with smaller ones adorning the edges, and sometimes they're small clusters of little mounds. sometimes He piles them really high and they appear as though they're about to come crashing down to earth like a child's tower of blocks, only softer, and sweeter.
on other days, it's as though God pours clouds out into the sky and then spends hours running His fingers through them, creating layer upon layer of swirls and slashes. i wonder if clouds are as soft as flour is.
and on days like today, it looks as if God took an angel's feather and painted the sky in hues ranging from white and dove gray. all the clouds are fragile and could be scattered by a single breath. there are harder lines as if the end of a feather dipped a the liquid cloud and held like a pen to mark the sky. there are places where it seems the whole feather was immersed and then sat down and gently slid around. feathery spots occur here and there as one would see if the fluffier parts of the feather were utilized.
but that's just formation, and not even half of that....
clouds are one of the simplest yet lovliest things in creation. and although, clouds themselves are fascinating, sunsets are even more spectacular.
how does God paint the sky like that? what celestial paints does he use? and does he pick each and every shade on each and every crevice in a cloud or does he just mix paints happily as a child with finger paint?
the sunset today was breathtaking. it was as if all day God dipped his feather into a special chalk. the sky had that serene chalky look to it, where it's not too bright, but not dull either. just peaceful and soothing. i think God and dr. leiffer must share chalk because He did what i've seen dr. leiffer do many a time at nursing homes while telling a Bible story. he'll create a beautiful piece of art, and then turn out the lights and flip on a blacklight, illuminating objects to the audience that were before hidden, making the painting all the more beautiful. i think God has a blacklight, or some special kind of light. this evening, the clouds didn't change. they were the same, except the entire sky had been illuminated. what were pale outlines now glowed like living gold and the sky once peacefull now radiated in a brilliant blue. still later, the clouds massed at the horizon, a mixture of feather, spoon, and hand artwork... one mass was almost living in its appearance. it was a mixture of a blindingly rich pink with liquid gold, so tightly woven and intertwined that they could be felt.
once long ago, i read about jewells deep in the earth that were alive. i keep wanting to say it was in one of the narnia books, but for some reason that doesn't sound quite right. when i think about it i see a deep cavern extending to the center of the earth with different layers housing different creatures. and at the same time, i see lemmings jumping off the precipice. which isn't really part of the story, but it gives me a time frame for when i read it. :P i haven't played that game in ages and ages...
but anyway, it's the concept of living jewells that i'm trying to get accross. the sky tongiht looks as if God had a whole cavern full of them, each richer and more brilliant than the one before. those must've been His paints tonight. it couldn't have been anything else.
so how does God paint the sky? how does He form the clouds?
is it random water vapor condensation?
i think not.
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