NATURE

Story★★★★

Iwas crossing Lake Leman, or Lake Geneva. There was a beautiful sunset and I was busy watching that western panorama of color and beauty. The sun died down, the lights faded out of the western sky, leaving it dark. Fifteen minutes had passed since the sun had dis- appeared from the western skies.

Suddenly my traveling friend, Dr. Rowsey, of To- ledo, exclaimed, ““Look over there in the East. What is that strange light?”’ I looked. For a few minutes I could not believe my eyes.

For there was old Mont Blanc, with its three huge shoulders of snow, being bombarded by the light of a sun that had gone down fifteen minutes before. ‘That old giant was high enough so that the sun was still flooding it with glorious light; and its snow crowned peaks, its vast glaciers, and cliffs were literally being bombarded with - light from the sun.

The point

A traveler observes Mont Blanc illuminated by the sun long after sunset, as the peak's height allows it to still catch light. A vivid meditation on God's glory evident in creation and the enduring light of truth.

Scripture
Audience
Adults
Tone
Inspiring · Contemplative
To tell aloud
about 1 min · 151 words

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