We Celebrated the Early Risers on August 3rd: The Myrrh-Bearing Women Who Came to the Empty Tomb
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"Wisdom is radiant and unfading,
and she is easily discerned by those who love her,
and is found by those who seek her.
She hastens to make herself known to those who desire her.
One who rises early to seek her will have no difficulty,
for she will be found sitting at the gate."—Wisdom 6:12-14.
Many of my spiritual friends are early risers. Early morning is their time to read, meditate, or write before the day's business begins. I once walked around our neighborhood in the early morning before heading to the hospital to work. Now I look out a floor-to-ceiling picture window, watching and waiting for the sun to rise and for cardinals, blue jays, and woodpeckers to appear at my feeder.
Joanna ES Campbell
At the beach, I like to sit outside and feel night give way to day. I look forward to the Gulf breeze and to watching the water creatures gather to begin their day. The Gulf is their home. They are local. We are visitors. The lone osprey circles high above the waves. The single blue heron swoops in and slowly struts on his stilts toward the early-morning fishermen at the water's edge, hoping to receive their small rejections. The pelicans fly in military formation, so close to the waves that they must constantly get their feathers wet.
Sunrise Montana. Sally Klein
The early risers are like the myrrh-bearing women at the empty tomb on Easter morning, whose feast day we celebrate on August 3rd. They rise early, living in the present moment, unaware of what they will find. Each new morning offers the possibility of a resurrection experience, a new beginning—and they will find it daily as the sun rises majestically above the horizon with its color guard, especially on Sunday mornings.
Joanna. https://www.joannaseibert.com/