I went for a hike in the lovely midst of the Michigan Winter. And sure enough, truth was reinforced. Yes... it is cold.
After traipsing down vacant beaches and through some of my favorite summer hiking trails, I eventually wound up at the pier in St. Joseph and found this rail all covered in ice.
The bright blue rails were frosted in sheets of ice. And i was amazed by the pattern of the dripping water, frozen into solid streams of ice. The sheer beauty of it was enough to drop me to my knees to snap this shot.
And I kept walking.
Slipping.
Sliding.
And further on down the pier i found this rail.
And it hit me. The first rails were awesome, but nothing compared to what was waiting around the bend of the pier.
The rails are much like life. Today, the first rail you see, is fantastic, but it is nothing like what is in store around the bend. God has given each of us so much to see and do! We get a full life, brimming with friends, mercy, love, snow, salt and joy! He has given us grace for today and bright hope for tomorrow!
Here's me hoping to see more ice-covered rails (metaphorically speaking!), being in awe of them every time and living in anticipation of the more fully covered rails of tomorrow!
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