I love running at sunset. It has to be one of my favorite things this side of heaven.
Tonight, I ran the normal route. It rained, well more like poured, earlier, and the clouds were still hanging around. There was a clear horizon though, and as I ran back toward the west, the sun shone brilliantly. The clear sky wasn't blue, it was yellow, full of glowing sunlight. Running in that direction, the bright light dominated the sky, making everything else nearly disappear. Everything else paled in comparison. That is what focusing on Jesus is like. He's beautiful, irresistible; he's blinding yet comforting and inviting.
Another observation: after the sun sinks a little lower in the sky, the clouds really start to reflect its light. They take on orange, pink, yellow, and golden...beautiful hues of a sunset and such a contrast to the drab, gray clouds. That's us! Before Christ, we are drab, dead. We look no different from the world around us. With Christ in our lives, we shine because of him, for him! There is a beautiful and noticeable difference.
