December 6, 2010

The Afters: Light up the sky

I heard this song on the radio recently and I’ve been singing it like crazy lately…I just can’t get it out of my head. The characters in the video illustrate the lyrics using flares and fireworks to light up the night sky, but I like the idea of God lighting up the sky for me all on His own. I took these pictures of the sky around sunset at my house the other day.

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Here are some of the lyrics-

When stars are hiding in the clouds
I don't feel them shining
When I can't see beyond my doubt
The silver lining
When I've almost reached the end
Like a flood you're rushing in
Your love is rushing in
You light, light, light up the sky
You light up the sky to show me that you are with me
And I can't deny that you are right here with me…

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I know that many people feel depressed around the holidays. It’s easy to have high expectations about how everything should go and then when reality falls short, we just can’t get over it. Let’s support each other and reach out to others in our lives who might be susceptible to feeling down. Sometimes just a kind word makes such a difference. And take some time to look up at the sky every now and then…you just never know when it’s lit up especially for you.

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